Valoración nutricional por medio de antropometría y dietética a pacientes pediátricos oncológicos que son atendidos en el Hospital Solca.

Abstract

Pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer are at risk of malnutrition or malnutrition that is related to increased mortality and impaired quality of life. The objective of the study is to evaluate the nutritional status through anthropometry and diet in children and young people who attend Solca Hospital. The study had a descriptive and cross-sectional qualitative approach, carried out in 61 pediatric cancer patients aged 0-19 years. Medical records with variables of sex, age, weight, height and BMI were selected. The prevalence of normal diagnosis in anthropometric indicators was obtained as a result; regarding the nutritional status of the patients studied, 39.34% of the patients are normal; 34.43% have malnutrition; 11.48% risk of malnutrition due to hyporexia; 9.84% overweight; and 4.92% obesity. On the other hand, through the food frequency questionnaire, it is observed that a large percentage of children and young people include all food groups in their diet. An adequate and comprehensive nutritional assessment is important to prevent or reverse malnutrition in pediatric cancer patients.