Published online Dec 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i12.2719
Peer-review started: August 23, 2023
First decision: September 13, 2023
Revised: September 19, 2023
Accepted: November 14, 2023
Article in press: November 14, 2023
Published online: December 27, 2023
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Gastrointestinal tumors account for a significant proportion of deaths from cancer-related diseases, and malnutrition aggravates the probability of toxic reactions, affecting the clinical outcome of patients and ultimately affecting their quality of life and survival prognosis. Multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment (MDT) refers to a patient-centered, multidisciplinary, team-based, comprehensive intervention and treatment plan for a particular disease, and previous studies have shown that MDT has a good clinical effect on the quality of life and nutritional status of patients.
This study provides a scientific basis for improving the clinical treatment effects, quality of life, and prognosis of patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
To explore the clinical effect of the MDT nutrition intervention model on patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
Study participants were selected from among patients with gastrointestinal tumors who underwent chemotherapy in the Department of Oncology between January 2021 and January 2023. Patients were grouped using a random number table. A total of 120 study participants were randomly divided into MDT and control groups, with 60 study participants in each group. To analyze the effects of MDT on the nutritional status and quality of life of patients undergoing radiotherapy for gastrointestinal tumors by measuring their nutritional status and quality of life scores before and after treatment.
There was a significant decrease in the levels of albumin, transferrin, hemoglobin, and total protein after treatment, and the control group had significantly lower levels than the MDT group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). However, after treatment, there were significantly more well-nourished patients in the MDT group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The total quality of life score, somatic functioning, role functioning, and emotional functioning in the MDT group were higher than those in the control group, and the pain, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting scores in the MDT group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05).
This case-control study was conducted to explore the clinical effects of the MDT nutritional intervention model on patients undergoing gastrointestinal tumor radiotherapy. The results showed that the MDT nutritional intervention model effectively improved the nutritional status and quality of life of patients.
Future research should provide alternative treatment methods to improve the clinical quality of patients with cancer.