Clinical Research

Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors

Volume: 14 Number: 6 November 30, 2024
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Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors

Abstract

Aim: This study was carried out to examine the taste alteration, food habits, and nutritional status of childhood cancer survivors. Materials and Methods: The research is descriptive and cross-sectional. The study sample was formed by children between the ages of 8 and 18 who ended cancer treatment between March 2021 and 2022, followed by the pediatric hematology and oncology outpatient clinic of a University Medical Faculty Oncology Hospital. Child Introduction Form, Taste Alteration Scale for Children with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy (TAS-CRC), Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI), and Subjective Total Taste Acuity Scale (STTA) were used to collect data. Results: It was determined that 80.4% of children had a Body Mass Index (BMI) score between -2 and +2 (normal), 9.8% were above ≥+2 (obese) and 7.6% were under ≤-2 (malnutrition). Analysis showed that 18.5% of the children had a very low nutrition quality (≤3), while nutrition quality was moderate in 48.9% (4-7) and good in 32.6% (≥8). Conclusion: It was found that there was no statistically significant difference between the weight Z score of the children, the current height Z score and the BMI Z score, and the average score TAS-CRC.

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Supporting Institution

Extramural funding hasn’t been used in this study.

Ethical Statement

Written permission were obtained before commencement from the University clinical research ethical committee (no. 2021/295) and the institution where the research was carried out. Since the research data were collected online, verbal consent was obtained from the parent and children once these had been informed about the research over the telephone. Permission was also obtained from the authors of the scales employed during the data collection.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Early Pub Date

November 29, 2024

Publication Date

November 30, 2024

Submission Date

September 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 28, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 14 Number: 6

APA
Sülger Biçici, D., & Bilsin Kocamaz, E. (2024). Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 14(6), 309-314. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1555091
AMA
1.Sülger Biçici D, Bilsin Kocamaz E. Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors. J Contemp Med. 2024;14(6):309-314. doi:10.16899/jcm.1555091
Chicago
Sülger Biçici, Dilan, and Elif Bilsin Kocamaz. 2024. “Taste Alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 14 (6): 309-14. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1555091.
EndNote
Sülger Biçici D, Bilsin Kocamaz E (November 1, 2024) Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 14 6 309–314.
IEEE
[1]D. Sülger Biçici and E. Bilsin Kocamaz, “Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors”, J Contemp Med, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 309–314, Nov. 2024, doi: 10.16899/jcm.1555091.
ISNAD
Sülger Biçici, Dilan - Bilsin Kocamaz, Elif. “Taste Alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 14/6 (November 1, 2024): 309-314. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1555091.
JAMA
1.Sülger Biçici D, Bilsin Kocamaz E. Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors. J Contemp Med. 2024;14:309–314.
MLA
Sülger Biçici, Dilan, and Elif Bilsin Kocamaz. “Taste Alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, vol. 14, no. 6, Nov. 2024, pp. 309-14, doi:10.16899/jcm.1555091.
Vancouver
1.Dilan Sülger Biçici, Elif Bilsin Kocamaz. Taste alteration, Food Habits and Nutritional Status of Childhood Cancer Survivors. J Contemp Med. 2024 Nov. 1;14(6):309-14. doi:10.16899/jcm.1555091

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