Abstract

BACKGROUND: After ovarian cancer treatment, women report health issues that may be amenable to change with dietary support. This research investigates how many women encounter a dietitian post-treatment and factors associated with dietitian service use. METHODS: We used data from a cohort of women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer to identify socioeconomic, clinical, and personal factors associated with dietitian encounter after treatment completion. Data were collected at regular intervals using validated questionnaires up to four years post-treatment completion. Logistic regression (LR) and generalised linear mixed models (GLMM) were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to assess factors associated with dietitian encounter at any time-point post-treatment (LR), and in the three months prior to a follow-up questionnaire (GLMM) to assess time-varying factors. RESULTS: =2.2, CI=1.4-3.3). Most women (86%) with =3 moderate-to-severe nutrition impact symptoms did not report a dietitian encounter post-treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Few women encounter a dietitian post-treatment for ovarian cancer, including those with multiple nutrition impact symptoms. Further work is needed to engage those likely to benefit from dietitian support but less likely to seek or receive it.

Authors	Johnston, Elizabeth A; Ibiebele, Torukiri I; van der Pols, Jolieke C; Webb, Penelope M; ,
Journal	Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
Pages	1053-1063
Volume	34
Date	1/01/2021
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URL	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1111/jhn.12898