Yetişkin hematolojik kanserli hastaların malnütrisyon düzeylerinin farklı tarama araçları ile değerlendirilmesi

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the malnutrition levels of adult hematological cancer patients using different screening tools and to compare the malnutrition results obtained from the screening tools. Methods: The study was conducted on a voluntary basis with the participants who applied to the hematology service of a private hospital in Ankara between April and September 2018. Sample size; It consists of 116 individuals with hematological cancer between 18-65 years of age. 45.7% of the participants were female and 54.3% were male. The mean age of the women is 48.62±14.83 years and the mean age of men is 48.19±16.82 years. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) of women is 24.37±5.83 kg/m2 and the mean BMI of men is 23.54±4.63 kg/m2. The questionnaires were applied by face-to-face interview, and anthropometric measurements (height, body weight, upper-middle arm circumference, calf circumference) were performed. Results: The most frequent symptoms in patients participating in the study were fatigue, loss of appetite, pain, and nausea. According to the results of three different screening tests, patients with hematological cancer: 55.7% according to Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), 56.9% according to Nutritional Risk Screening–2002 (NRS-2002) and 50.4% according to Malnutrition General Screening Test (MGST) have been determined to have malnutrition and/or malnutrition risk. Conclusions: According to the results obtained from the screening tests; while the frequency of malnutrition from MND to NRT - 2002 was close to each other, the frequency of malnutrition from MGTT was found to be less than the other two screening tests.