Intradialytic eating practices and health outcomes among hemodialysis patients, cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Intradialytic eating practices is a subject of debate among hemodialysis patients and is associated with a variety of clinical implications. This study aimed to investigate eating practices during hemodialysis and their influence on health outcome, including various symptoms experienced during dialysis, intradialytic hypotension, dialysis adequacy, and malnutrition.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on hemodialysis patients.

Taste alteration and its relationship with nutritional status among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of taste alterations (TAs) during chemotherapy and their association with nutritional status and malnutrition. In addition to the associated factors with TA, including sociodemographic health-related factors and clinical status, and to investigate coping strategies to manage TA. A multicenter cross-sectional design study was conducted on 120 cancer patients aged at least 18 who had been undergoing at least one round of chemotherapy.