Publications by authors named "S Beijer"
Introduction: This study evaluates the course of physical fitness and nutritional status during curative therapy for esophageal cancer, after implementation of a prehabilitation program. Additionally, the impact of baseline physical fitness level and severe postoperative complications on the course of individual patients were explored.
Materials And Methods: This multicenter, observational cohort study included patients with esophageal cancer following curative treatment.
Background & Aims: Prehabilitation is a preoperative multimodal program including exercise, nutritional, and psychological support. Little is known about changes in nutritional status during prehabilitation.
Methods: This secondary analysis of the PREHAB trial aims to assess changes in nutritional status and explore the effectiveness of a four-week nutritional intervention.
Background/objectives: Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) often receive medical nutrition therapy (MNT) during intensive remission-induction treatment. Since little is known about changes in nutritional status, specifically body composition, in this patient population, these changes and their associations with physical and clinical outcomes were assessed.
Subjects/methods: In this multicenter prospective observational study, newly diagnosed AML/MDS patients who received intensive remission-induction chemotherapy, routine dietary counseling by a dietician and MNT immediately upon inadequate nutritional intake, were included.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates sleep problems in cancer survivors, finding a prevalence of 17% among them compared to 11% in the general population, with variations across different cancer types but not based on how long they have been survivors.
- Factors contributing to sleep issues include being female, overweight, having comorbidities, smoking habits, and experiencing high levels of fatigue, anxiety, and depression.
- Recommendations for improving sleep among cancer survivors include promoting physical activity, addressing mental health issues, and modifying lifestyle choices like smoking and alcohol consumption.
Nutritional support in pancreatic cancer patients and its effect on nutritional status: an observational regional HPB network study investigating current practice.
Support Care Cancer
July 2024
Purpose: Preoperative malnutrition is associated with poor postoperative outcomes in patients with pancreatic cancer. This study evaluated the effectiveness of current practice in nutritional support for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Methods: Observational multicenter HPB network study conducted at the Isala Clinics Zwolle, Medical Spectrum Twente, Medical Center Leeuwarden, and University Medical Center Groningen between October 2021 and May 2023.