Enteral nutrition and quality of life

a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of individuals who underwent tumor resection

Authors

  • Andre Henrique Haddad Serejo Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde
  • Renata Costa Fortes Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-4840.2025v27a14

Keywords:

Enteral Nutrition, Quality of Life, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Depression, Anxiety

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the association between enteral nutrition and quality of life using a quanti-qualitative approach in individuals undergoing tumor resection. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with postoperative head and neck cancer patients receiving exclusive enteral nutrition during hospitalization. Data were collected from April to
July 2022. Participants over 18 years old completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Head and Neck (FACT-H&N). Variables included duration of enteral nutrition, oncological treatments, anthropometric factors, and length of hospital stay. A significance level of p < 0.05 was adopted. Kruskal-Wallis, Student’s t-test, and Chi-square tests were applied. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) methodology until data saturation was achieved. Results: The “additional concerns” subscale (p = 0.01; mean = 16.40; SD = 4.64) and the “physical well-being” domain (p = 0.001; mean = 18.90; SD = 6.03) showed significant associations with depression levels (mean = 10.5; SD = 6.11). Anxiety levels (mean = 16.47; SD = 3.76) were significantly correlated with “physical well-being” (p = 0.00) and “emotional well-being” (p = 0.02; mean = 14.17; SD = 4.64). Conclusion: Limited knowledge about therapeutic approaches was associated with reduced quality of life and contributed to symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients receiving postoperative enteral nutrition..

Author Biography

Renata Costa Fortes, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde

Doutora e Mestra em Nutrição Humana pelo Curso de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição Humana da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade de Brasília (UnB/DF). Especialista em Nutrição Clinica pela Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal (SES/DF), Especialista em Clínica e Terapêutica Nutricional pelo Instituto de Pesquisa Capacitação e Especialização (IPCE), Especialista em Nutrição Clínica, Enteral e Parenteral pelo GANEP, Especialista em Nutrição Clínica pela ASBRAN, Especialista em Nutrição Aplicada à Terceira Idade, Especialista em Gestão de Redes de Atenção à Saúde e Aperfeiçoamento em Atenção Domiciliar. Graduada em Nutrição pela Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto - Minas Gerais (UFOP/MG). Coordenadora da Residência Multiprofissional em Atenção Oncológica da SES/DF ; Coordenadora do Curso de Nutrição da Universidade Paulista do Distrito Federal (UNIP/DF). Docente Permanente do Mestrado Profissional em Ciências para a Saúde da ESCS/FEPECS/SES-DF. Membro do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (CEP) da Universidade Paulista. Em 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 e 2014 recebeu o I, II, V, VI e VIII Prêmios Científicos Helena Feijó, respectivamente, na modalidade de Nutrição Clínica. Em 2015 recebeu o I, II e III Prêmios Científicos e, em 2016, o III Prêmio Científico, no Congresso Planalto Fitness em Brasília-DF. Em 2020, recebeu o II Prêmio no IBRANUTRO CIENTÍFICO.

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2025-08-04

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Serejo, A. H. H., & Fortes, R. C. (2025). Enteral nutrition and quality of life: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of individuals who underwent tumor resection. Revista Da Faculdade De Ciências Médicas De Sorocaba, 27(Fluxo contínuo), e65847. https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-4840.2025v27a14

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