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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bélanger, Véronique
• Delorme, Josianne
• Napartuk, Mélanie
• Bouchard, Isabelle
• Meloche, Caroline
• Curnier, Daniel
• Sultan, Serge
• Laverdière, Caroline
• Sinnett, Daniel
• Marcil, Valérie

Titel

Early Nutritional Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Habits in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Ist Teil von

• Nutrients, 2022-02, Vol.14 (5), p.1024

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study aims to describe the feasibility of a nutritional intervention that promotes healthy eating habits early after cancer pediatric diagnosis in patients and their parents. Participants were recruited 4 to 12 weeks after cancer diagnosis as part of the VIE study. The one-year nutritional intervention included an initial evaluation and 6 follow-up visits every 2 months with a registered dietician. The feasibility assessment included rates of retention, participation, attendance, completion of study measures, and participants' engagement. A preliminary evaluation of the intervention's impact on the participants' dietary intakes was conducted. A total of 62 participants were included in the study (51.6% male, mean age = 8.5 years, mean time since diagnosis = 13.2 weeks). The retention and attendance rates were 72.6% and 71.3%, respectively. Attendance to follow-up visits declined over time, from 83.9% to 48.9%. A majority of participants had high participation (50.8%) and high engagement (56.4%). Measures of body-mass-index or weight-for-length ratio and dietary 24-h recalls were the procedures with the highest completion rates. Participants with refractory disease or relapse were less likely to complete the intervention. Post-intervention, participants ( = 21) had a lower sodium intake compared to the initial evaluation. These results suggest that a nutritional intervention that involves patients and parents early after a pediatric cancer diagnosis is feasible.