Dina, Kustrim and Pavlova, Valentina and Tahiri, Alberta and Kovaci, Idriz and Blazevska, Tatjana and Antoska-Knights, Vesna and Dimkovski Pavlova, Martina and Srbinoska, Marija and Kakurinov, Vladimir (2024) A SURVEY ON THE MOTIVATION, ATTITUDES, AND FREQUENCY OF USE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN CANCER PATIENTS. Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design.
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
Cancer has a serious negative impact on the ability
to consume and absorb nutrients, and hence on their
functioning, so these patients are particularly at risk of
malnutrition. Since one cytotoxic mechanism of cancer therapeutics is through the generation of reactive
oxygen species, there is concern that the use of dietary
supplements during treatment, especially antioxidants, may reduce treatment efficacy. This study aimed
to determine the use of dietary supplements after cancer diagnosis.
This research was performed in 23 male and 27 female
patients from the University Clinical Center of Kosovo,
Oncology Clinic. The developed questionnaire contains
open and closed questions, as well as multiple-choice
questions, which allow for multiple answers. Demographic and clinical data, such as diagnosis, time since
diagnosis, tumor stage, treatment history, and comorbidities, were obtained. SPSS 25.0 was used for the descriptive and deductive statistics and other statistical
analyses of tested parameters.
The results show that almost half of the patients have
changed eating habits, including preferences or avoidance of certain foods since the cancer diagnosis. Women and patients with an academic background as well
as non-smokers reported using dietary supplements
more frequently. All results from the chi-square test
showed that it is not significant at p < .05, which means
it is a relationship between the variables that calculations were made: family history of cancer and metastasis; family history of cancer and presence of co-morbidities; smoking status and presence of co-morbidities; smoking status and metastasis.
It is concluded that the nutritionist must conduct consultations with patients to prevent potential interactions with anticancer therapies.
Keywords: Dietary habits, Vitamins, Minerals, Cancer.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Technology and Technical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mr Jordan Martinovski |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2026 08:37 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2026 08:37 |
| URI: | https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/11772 |
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