Assessing the need for multimodal care in anorexia and cachexia patients with advanced cancer referred to palliative care: a secondary analysis of a multicenter survey in Japan

Support Care Cancer. 2025 Sep 6;33(10):837. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09889-6.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: There are no methods for assessing the need for multimodal care in cancer cachexia. We examined nine components in evaluating needs among advanced cancer patients.METHODS: This was a self-administered survey. Participants rated their nutrition impact symptoms (NISs) using a numerical rating scale, dietary intake using the Ingesta-Verbal/Visual Analogue Scale, and needs for nine components of multimodal care using a 7-point Likert scale. They completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Distress Thermometer, and Impact Thermometer questionnaires. They were divided into high- and low-need groups based on the median of the total…
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