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Altered eating: a definition and framework for assessment and intervention
D L Burges Watson1, S Lewis2, V Bryant3
11Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
BMC Nutrition
|March 11, 2020
Summary
Cancer survivors face eating challenges. A new framework systematically assesses and addresses altered eating
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Nutrition Science
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Eating difficulties are common for cancer survivors.
- No systematic approach exists to assess food-related quality of life in this population.
- Developing such a framework is crucial for improving survivor well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a systematic framework for assessing and addressing food-related quality of life in cancer survivors.
- To provide a structured method for understanding the impact of altered eating.
- To improve the lives of head and neck cancer survivors.
Main Methods:
- Utilized participant-led food workshops over six years with 25 head and neck cancer survivors and partners.
- Employed video-reflexive ethnography (VRE) methods.
- Analyzed video and transcripts with participants to identify themes related to food's impact on life domains.
Main Results:
- Identified seven life areas affected by altered eating: physiological (anatomical, functional, sensory), cognitive and behavioral aspects of eating, social life, identity, and emotional impact.
- These consequences were found to be enduring.
- A consensus framework was developed by researchers, including a survivor.
Conclusions:
- Altered eating in cancer survivors has significant physical, emotional, and social consequences.
- The developed framework offers a systematic method for exploring these consequences.
- This framework can enhance the assessment and treatment of altered eating, improving survivors' food-related quality of life.
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