Backgrounds: A growing number of studies have shown that bariatric surgery can cause changes in the body composition of patients. This meta-analysis aims to reveal changes in skeletal muscle mass 1 year after bariatric surgery and analyze the causes of changes in skeletal muscle in postoperative patients, to provide a more comprehensive clinical basis for preserving muscle mass in patients.
Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases, and included six studies.
Objective: To explore the mediating effect of social isolation between perceived social support and type D personality in gastrointestinal cancer survivors based on the WHITE heuristic cognitive-behavioral model of emotion cognition theory.
Methods: The study utilized a convenience sampling method to recruit 183 survivors of gastrointestinal cancer who were undergoing chemoradiotherapy. SPSS 26.
Introduction: The Global Leadership Initiative in Malnutrition (GLIM) consensus highlights the importance of using the GLIM criteria as a standardized approach to diagnosing malnutrition, particularly in patients with cachexia. Although many existing studies have utilized the GLIM criteria to assess the association between malnutrition and malignant tumor patients, there remains relatively little research exploring the specific relationship between malnutrition and sarcopenia. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between malnutrition under the GLIM criteria and preoperative sarcopenia in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.
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