Identifying Malnutrition in Oncology Outpatients Using Different Screening Tools.

Objective: To compare the results of different nutritional screening tools, including NRS-2002, PG-SGA, and NUTRISCORE for the detection of malnutrition in oncology outpatients.

Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Daily Chemotherapy Unit, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye, between June and July 2021.

Knowledge Levels and Practices About the Enteral Nutritional Practices of Informal Caregivers Caring for Patients Fed Through a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube: A Descriptive Observational Study.

This research aimed to evaluate informal caregivers' knowledge of and practices with enteral nutrition in caring for patients fed through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. Knowledge levels of caregivers about nutritional practices and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube care practices for patients fed enterally are important to prevent possible complications associated with the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube in the early period. The research sample for this descriptive observational study consisted of 126 individuals caring for patients fed through a gastrostomy tube.