Current Landscape of Nutrition Within Prehabilitation Oncology Research: A Scoping Review

Background: Prehabilitation aims to improve functional capacity prior to cancer treatment to achieve better psychosocial and clinical outcomes. Prehabilitation interventions vary considerably in design and delivery. In order to identify gaps in knowledge and facilitate the design of future studies, we undertook a scoping review of prehabilitation studies to map the range of work on prehabilitation being carried out in any cancer type and with a particular focus on diet or nutrition interventions.Objectives: Firstly, to describe the type of prehabilitation programs currently being conducted. Secondly, to describe the extent to which prehabilitation studies involved aspects of nutrition, including assessment, interventions, implementation, and outcomes.Eligibility Criteria: Any study of quantitative or qualitative design that employed a formal prehabilitation program before cancer treatment (“prehabilitation” listed in keywords, title, or abstract).Sources of Evidence: Search was conducted in July 2020 using MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, EMCARE, CINAHL, and AMED.Charting Methods: Quantitative data were reported as frequencies. Qualitative nutrition data were charted using a framework analysis that reflects the Nutrition Care Process Model: assessment, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation of the nutrition intervention.Results: Five hundred fifty unique articles were identified: 110 studies met inclusion criteria of a formal prehabilitation study in oncology. prehabilitation studies were mostly cohort studies (41%) or randomized-controlled trials (38%) of multimodal (49%), or exercise-only (44%) interventions that were applied before surgery (94%). Nutrition assessment was inconsistently applied across these studies, and often conducted without validated tools (46%). Of the 110 studies, 37 (34%) included a nutrition treatment component. Half of these studies provided the goal for the nutrition component of their prehabilitation program; of these goals, less than half referenced accepted nutrition guidelines in surgery or oncology. Nutrition interventions largely consisted of counseling with dietary supplementation. The nutrition intervention was indiscernible in 24% of studies. Two-thirds of studies did not monitor the nutrition intervention nor evaluate nutrition outcomes.Conclusion: Prehabilitation literature lacks standardized and validated nutritional assessment, is frequently conducted without evidence-based nutrition interventions, and is typically implemented without monitoring the nutrition intervention or evaluating the intervention's contribution to outcomes. We suggest that the development of a core outcome set could improve the quality of the studies, enable pooling of evidence, and address some of the research gaps identified.

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Nutrition interventions in populations with mental health conditions: a scoping review

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1139/apnm-2019-0683 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (7) ◽

pp. 687-697

Author(s):

Stephana J. Cherak ◽

Kirsten M. Fiest ◽

Laura VanderSluis ◽

Carlota Basualdo-Hammond ◽

Diane L. Lorenzetti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Depressive Disorder ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Essential Fatty Acids ◽

Nutrition Intervention ◽

Future Research ◽

Nutrition Interventions ◽

Positive Effects

Nutrition is a modifiable factor for intervention in mental disorders. This scoping review characterized nutrition intervention research in mental disorders. A 3-category framework characterized nutrition interventions: Guide (e.g., counselling), Provide (e.g., food provisions), and Add (e.g., supplementation). Nutrition interventions were classified as single-component (e.g., Guide) or complex (e.g., Guide-Provide). Sixty-nine trials met inclusion criteria, 96% were randomized controlled trials. Most commonly diagnosed mental disorders were depressive disorder (i.e., persistent) or major depressive disorder (n = 39), schizophrenia (n = 17), and other psychotic disorders (n = 13). Few trials included patients with anxiety disorders (n = 2) or bipolar disorders (n = 3). Several trials (n = 15, 22%) assessed and implemented nutrition interventions to improve dietary patterns, of which 11 (73%) reported statistically significant and clinically important positive effects of nutrition interventions on mental disorders. The majority of the trials (n = 61, 90%) investigated supplementation, most commonly adding essential fatty acids, vitamins, or minerals. The majority (n = 48, 70%) reported either statistically significant or clinically important effect and 31 (51%) reported both. Though most interventions led to statistically significant improvements, trials were heterogeneous for targeted mental disorders, nutrition interventions, and outcomes assessed. Given considerable heterogeneity, further research from robust and clinically relevant trials is required to support high-quality health care with effective nutrition interventions. Novelty Future research on whole-diet interventions powered to detect changes in mental health outcomes as primary objectives is needed. Dietitians may be an opportunity to improve feasibility and efficacy of nutrition interventions for mental disorder patients. Dietitians may be of value to educate mental health practitioners on the importance of nutrition.

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Moving Toward an Evidence-Informed Cancer Control Strategy: A Scoping Review of Oncology Research in Kenya

JCO Global Oncology ◽

10.1200/go.20.48000 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 53-53

Author(s):

Veronica Manduku ◽

Mina Akhavan ◽

Gershim Asiki ◽

Nathan R. Brand ◽

Mishka K. Cira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cancer Research ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Control Strategy ◽

Cancer Control ◽

Population Based ◽

Controlled Vocabulary ◽

Cancer Type ◽

Funding Sources ◽

Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽

Oncology Research

PURPOSE In 2017, the Kenya Ministry of Health launched the National Cancer Control Strategy 2017 to 2022. A scoping review of oncology research in Kenya was conducted to understand the scope of—and gaps in—existing research and inform the development of the national cancer research agenda. METHODS We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Global Health databases using controlled vocabulary and keywords to identify oncology research with a study site in Kenya, published in English, from 2007 to 2017. Fifteen journals and additional gray literature sources were hand searched. Screening of titles, abstracts, and full text was completed by pairs of 2 reviewers, with a third reviewer reconciling discrepancies. From included studies, data were extracted and coded using Google Forms. Microsoft Excel was used for descriptive statistics. RESULTS Of the 284 included articles, a majority were analytic observational studies (66.9%). The top 5 cancers studied were cervical cancer (n = 106; 35.9%), breast cancer (n = 25; 11.9%), Burkitt lymphoma (n = 23; 8.5%), esophageal cancer (n = 15; 5.1%), and pediatric cancers (n = 12; 4.1%). Primary focus areas were early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis and cancer control, survivorship, and outcomes research. Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and University of Nairobi were most often cited as research host institutions. One hundred twenty-three unique funding sources were reported, with the most prevalent study funding sources by region being North America (48%), Europe (28.8%), and Middle East/Africa (17.6%). The US National Institutes of Health was cited as the leading funding source of cancer research in Kenya. CONCLUSION This scoping review provides an overview of the published literature on cancer research conducted in Kenya. It highlights cancer research by cancer type, location, and focus area. It also focuses attention on research gaps, as well as the need for rigorous, well-conducted population-based studies, longitudinal studies, and randomized controlled trials aligned with the cancer burden in Kenya.

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Medical nutrition therapy planning

Medicinski pregled ◽

10.2298/mpns1012816n ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 63 (11-12) ◽

pp. 816-821

Author(s):

Budimka Novakovic ◽

Jelena Jovicic ◽

Ljiljana Pavlovic-Trajkovic ◽

Maja Grujicic ◽

Ljilja Torovic ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Process Model ◽

Nutrition Therapy ◽

Nutrition Intervention ◽

Care Process ◽

Medical Nutrition Therapy ◽

Nutrition Guidelines ◽

Nutrition Care ◽

Nutrition Care Process ◽

Nutrition Diagnosis ◽

Medical Nutrition

Introduction. Diet has vital, preventive and therapeutic functions. Medical nutrition therapy is a part of the Standardized Nutrition Care Process integrated in health care systems. Material and methods. An overview of the Nutrition Care Process model and the application of nutrition guidelines based on literature, reports, documents and programmes of international health, food and physical activity authorities was done. Results. The Nutrition Care Process model requires registered dieticians, standardized terminology as well as nutrition diagnosis categorization. It consists of four distinct, but interrelated and connected steps: (a) nutrition assessment, (b) nutrition diagnosis, (c) nutrition intervention, and (d) nutrition monitoring and evaluation. An individual approach is essential for successful medical nutrition therapy. Nutrition guidelines facilitate the process of understanding and application of medical nutrition therapy. Conclusion. The Nutrition Care process provides dietetic professionals information on high-quality client nutrition care. The success of medical nutrition therapy rests not only upon the advice of the dietician, but also upon the client?s compliance.

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Artificial Intelligence for Skin Cancer Detection: A Scoping Review (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.22934 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Abdulrahman Takiddin ◽

Jens Schneider ◽

Yin Yang ◽

Alaa Abd-Alrazaq ◽

Mowafa Househ

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Skin Cancer ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Performance Metrics ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Characteristic Curve ◽

Evaluation Metrics ◽

Cancer Type ◽

Computer Algorithms ◽

Scoping Reviews

BACKGROUND Skin cancer is the most common cancer type affecting humans. Traditional skin cancer diagnosis methods are costly, require a professional physician, and take time. Hence, to aid in diagnosing skin cancer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are being used, including shallow and deep machine learning-based techniques that are trained to detect and classify skin cancer using computer algorithms and deep neural networks. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to identify and group the different types of AI-based technologies used to detect and classify skin cancer. The study also examines the reliability of the selected papers by studying the correlation between the dataset size and number of diagnostic classes with the performance metrics used to evaluate the models. METHODS We conducted a systematic search for articles using IEEE Xplore, ACM DL, and Ovid MEDLINE databases following the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. The study included in this scoping review had to fulfill several selection criteria; to be specifically about skin cancer, detecting or classifying skin cancer, and using AI technologies. Study selection and data extraction were conducted by two reviewers independently. Extracted data were synthesized narratively, where studies were grouped based on the diagnostic AI techniques and their evaluation metrics. RESULTS We retrieved 906 papers from the 3 databases, but 53 studies were eligible for this review. While shallow techniques were used in 14 studies, deep techniques were utilized in 39 studies. The studies used accuracy (n=43/53), the area under receiver operating characteristic curve (n=5/53), sensitivity (n=3/53), and F1-score (n=2/53) to assess the proposed models. Studies that use smaller datasets and fewer diagnostic classes tend to have higher reported accuracy scores. CONCLUSIONS The adaptation of AI in the medical field facilitates the diagnosis process of skin cancer. However, the reliability of most AI tools is questionable since small datasets or low numbers of diagnostic classes are used. In addition, a direct comparison between methods is hindered by a varied use of different evaluation metrics and image types.

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Making the Decision to Stay at Home: Developing a Community-Based Care Process Model for Aging in Place

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18115987 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 5987

Author(s):

Katarina Galof ◽

Zvone Balantič

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Human Resources ◽

Policy Development ◽

Process Model ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Care Process ◽

Research Approach ◽

Community Based ◽

Decision To Stay ◽

At Home

The care of older adults who wish to spend their old age at home should be regulated in every country. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the steps for developing a community-based care process model (CBCPM), applied to a real-world phenomenon, using an inductive, theory-generative research approach to enable aging at home. The contribution to practice is that the collaboration team experts facilitate the application of the process in their own work as non-professional human resources. This means that each older adult is his or her own case study. Different experts and non-experts can engage in the process of meeting needs as required. The empirical work examined the number of levels and steps required and the types of human resources needed. The proposed typology of the CBCPM for older adults can provide insight, offer a useful framework for future policy development, and evaluate pilots at a time when this area of legislation is being implemented.

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Nutrition interventions in people with severe mental illness: Novel strategies for addressing physical health co-morbidity in a high-risk population

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2320 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S620-S620 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. Teasdale ◽

P. Ward ◽

K. Samaras ◽

S. Rosenbaum ◽

J. Curtis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Nutrition Intervention ◽

High Risk Population ◽

List Type ◽

Nutrition Interventions ◽

Glucose Levels ◽

Co Morbidity

IntroductionNutrition interventions are critical for weight management and cardiometabolic risk reduction in people experiencing severe mental illness (SMI). As mental health teams evolve to incorporate nutrition interventions, evidence needs to guide clinical practice.AimsA systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess whether nutrition interventions improve:– anthropometric and biochemical measures,– nutritional intake of people experiencing SMI.To evaluate the effectiveness of a dietician-led nutrition intervention, as part of a broader lifestyle intervention, in the early stages of antipsychotic prescription.MethodAn electronic database search was conducted to identify all trials with nutritional components. Included trials were pooled for meta-analysis. Meta-regression analyses were run on potential anthropometric moderators. Weekly individualised dietetic consultations plus group cooking classes were then offered to clients attending a Community Early Psychosis Programme, who had recently commenced antipsychotics for a 12-week period.ResultsFrom pooled trials, nutrition interventions resulted in significant weight loss (19 studies, g = –0.39, P < 0.001), reduced BMI (17 studies, g = –0.40, P < 0.001), decreased waist circumference (10 studies, g = –0.27, P < 0.001) and lower blood glucose levels (5 studies, g = –0.37, P = 0.02). Dietician-led interventions (g = –0.90) and trials focussing on preventing weight gain (g = –0.61) were the most effective. The 12-week nutrition intervention resulted in a 47% reduction in discretionary (junk) food intake (P < 0.001) and reductions in daily energy (–24%, P < 0.001) and sodium intakes (–26%, P < 0.001), while improving diet quality (P < 0.05).ConclusionEvidence supports the inclusion of nutrition interventions as part of standard care for preventing weight gain and metabolic deterioration among people with SMI.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Effect of the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) in Elderly Burn Patients

Journal of Burn Care & Research ◽

10.1093/jbcr/irab164 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jia-Yu Wei ◽

Shu-Ting Shi ◽

Dan Sun ◽

Guo-Zhong Lyu

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutritional Assessment ◽

Short Form ◽

Mini Nutritional Assessment ◽

The Elderly ◽

Reference Points ◽

Nutrition Intervention ◽

Burn Patients ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Objective Nutritional assessment can early identify patients who are malnourished and at risk of malnutrition. To examine the effect of nutritional status on wound healing in elderly burn patients, we used the MNA-SF to measure the nutritional status of elderly patients. This study aimed to examine the role of MNA-SF in elderly burn patients through the correlation analysis of wound-healing indicators and MNA-SF score. Design Prospective observational and cross-sectional study. Methods This study used the MNA-SF to investigate the elderly burn patients at the department of burn. According to the score, the patients fell into three groups: good nutritional status (more than 12 points), malnutrition risk (8~11 points), and malnutrition (0~7 points). At the same time, we measured and compared the wound-healing indicators among the three groups of patients, and detected the correlation. Results The statistical analysis found gender had a slight influence on the score of nutritional status. While age was negatively correlated with the MNA-SF score and nutrition-related indicators. There was a low positive linear correlation between the wound healing percent area change or wound healing rate of patients and the score of the MNA-SF. Conclusion This study finds malnutrition is common among hospitalized elderly burn patients. The application of the MNA-SF in elderly burn patients is efficient and accurate to identify malnutrition early and prevent further obstruction of the normal wound healing, which can provide reference points for early nutrition intervention programs.

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1.4 A Care Process Model for Pediatric Traumatic Stress: Addressing Suicide in Youth at Risk for PTSD

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.012 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (10) ◽

pp. S3

Author(s):

Brooks R. Keeshin

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Process Model ◽

Care Process ◽

Youth At Risk

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Multidisciplinary teams caring for people with variations of sex characteristics: a scoping review

BMJ Paediatrics Open ◽

10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001257 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. e001257

Author(s):

Martin Gramc ◽

Jürg Streuli ◽

Eva de Clercq

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Ethical Principles ◽

Care Process ◽

Future Research ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Sex Characteristics ◽

Multidisciplinary Teams ◽

Shared Decision

BackgroundIn 2006 the Chicago consensus statement on the management of people with variations of sex characteristics (VSC) acknowledged the importance of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach. The consensus update from 2016 reinforced the call for multidisciplinary collaborations between medical professionals, parents and support groups, and proposed guidelines to improve shared decision making and patient-centred care embedded in ethical principles of self-determination and child participation. But there is little evidence that successfully MDTs have been implemented in clinical practice.Methods and aimsA scoping review was conducted to identify studies that address the collaboration and decision making process of MDTs providing care of people with VSC to identify ideal and actual (1) team composition; (2) models of collaboration and (3) ethical principles that MDTs follow. Six databases were systematically searched: CINAHIL, Medline, Psychinfo, Scopus, Socindex and Web of Science. No restriction was placed on the type of methodology used in the studies. To frame the research, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was used.ResultsThe MDTs in the literature include mainly medical professionals: endocrinologists, urologists and surgeons. The collaboration among medical professionals in MDTs lacks cooperation as one team member sets the tasks of the team while each professional works separately. Despite the importance of psycho-social support the involvement of psychologists remains secondary. The implementation of ethical principles tends to exclude people with VSC.ConclusionThe care of people with VSC described in the papers is medically oriented as the team members are mainly medical professionals working separately. MDT tend to exclude people with VSC despite references to shared decision making processes and informed consent. There was no mention of adult care and lack of inclusion of patient’s perspective in the care process. The future research should do more empirical research of MDTs.

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