The Effect of Chemotherapy on Patients' Nutritional Status and Distress Levels

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Table of Contents

 Abstract

1      Introduction.

2      Literature Review.

     2.1       Introduction.

     2.2       Search Terms.

     2.3       Haematological Cancers.

     2.4       The Effect of Cancer on a Person’s Metabolism.

     2.5       The Effect of Chemotherapy on Patients’ Nutritional Status.

     2.6       Malnutrition.

        2.6.1        Malnutrition in cancer patients.

     2.7       Distress in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

       2.7.1        Distress in chemotherapy patients.

       2.7.2        Causes of chemotherapy-induced distress.

       2.7.3        Reducing chemotherapy-induced distress.

     2.8       Nutritional Status and Distress.

3      Research Methodology.

     3.1       Study Title.

     3.2       Research Objectives.

     3.3       Sample.

     3.4       Research Design.

     3.5       Some Possible Correlations.

     3.6       Correlational Research.

     3.7       Ethical Considerations.

       3.7.1        Obtaining Access Rights.

       3.7.2        Dealing with Ethical Issues.

       3.7.3        Information to the participants

     3.8       Interventions on and rights of the participants.

     3.9       Involvement of the Patient Advisor

     3.10     The Tools.

       3.10.1        The Body Mass Index (B.M.I.)

       3.10.2      Adaption of the Distress Thermometer

     3.11     Data Collection.

     3.12     Data Analysis.

4      Study Results & Discussion.

     4.1       Analysis of Individual Patient Data.

     4.2       Analysis of Individual Patient Body Mass Index Data.

     4.3       Analysis of Individual Patient Distress Data.

     4.4       Examination of Correlational Data

       4.4.1        Possible associationss of Body Mass Index and various variables.

       4.4.2        Possible associations of Distress Level Data and various variables.

5      Study Limitations, Recommendations and Conclusions

     5.1       Limitations of the Study.

       5.1.1        Study Sample.

       5.1.2        Tools.

       5.1.3        Treatment

     5.2       Study Results.

     5.3       Recommendations.

     5.4       Conclusion.

6      References.

7    Appendices