Progress and Challenges in Integrating Nutritional Care into Oncology Practice: Results from a National Survey on Behalf of the NutriOnc Research Group DOI Open Access
Francesca De Felice, Silvia Malerba, Valerio Nardone

и другие.

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(1), С. 188 - 188

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2025

Introduction: Nutritional care is a cornerstone of cancer treatment, with the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes by addressing malnutrition and enhancing recovery. Despite growing awareness, integration evidence-based nutritional strategies into oncology remains inconsistent. Following 2020 survey that highlighted critical gaps, NutriOnc Research Group launched targeted initiatives raise awareness practices. This study reassesses progress in integrating identifies persistent challenges. Methods: A 29-question was conducted 2024 among 73 early-career oncologists, surgeons, radiation nutrition specialists across Italy. Respondents provided insights clinical program availability, multidisciplinary team composition, screening practices, educational needs. Results: Encouraging advancements were noted, 80.8% respondents reporting presence programs, compared fewer structured efforts 2020. However, only 26.0% included teams, barriers such as financial constraints, limited product absence trained professionals persisted. While 82.2% performed screening, variability tools practices need for standardization. Strikingly, 98.6% expressed strong demand advanced education on nutrition, emphasizing innovative accessible training programs. Conclusions: reveals landscape tempered inequities. To close gap, must embrace standardized protocols, expand access specialists, invest initiatives. The findings offer actionable transforming through underscoring its survival, quality life, overall treatment success.

Язык: Английский

Progress and Challenges in Integrating Nutritional Care into Oncology Practice: Results from a National Survey on Behalf of the NutriOnc Research Group DOI Open Access
Francesca De Felice, Silvia Malerba, Valerio Nardone

и другие.

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(1), С. 188 - 188

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2025

Introduction: Nutritional care is a cornerstone of cancer treatment, with the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes by addressing malnutrition and enhancing recovery. Despite growing awareness, integration evidence-based nutritional strategies into oncology remains inconsistent. Following 2020 survey that highlighted critical gaps, NutriOnc Research Group launched targeted initiatives raise awareness practices. This study reassesses progress in integrating identifies persistent challenges. Methods: A 29-question was conducted 2024 among 73 early-career oncologists, surgeons, radiation nutrition specialists across Italy. Respondents provided insights clinical program availability, multidisciplinary team composition, screening practices, educational needs. Results: Encouraging advancements were noted, 80.8% respondents reporting presence programs, compared fewer structured efforts 2020. However, only 26.0% included teams, barriers such as financial constraints, limited product absence trained professionals persisted. While 82.2% performed screening, variability tools practices need for standardization. Strikingly, 98.6% expressed strong demand advanced education on nutrition, emphasizing innovative accessible training programs. Conclusions: reveals landscape tempered inequities. To close gap, must embrace standardized protocols, expand access specialists, invest initiatives. The findings offer actionable transforming through underscoring its survival, quality life, overall treatment success.

Язык: Английский

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