まとめ
癌の患者は,化学療法による吐き気後,アイスクリームに対する味覚嫌悪を発症した. これは,がん治療による症状が,子供の食習慣を変えることで食欲を減らすことができることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 腫瘍学 腫瘍学
- 胃腸内科 胃腸内科
- 行動科学は,行動科学である.
背景:
- がん患者は,治療中に食欲の減少を経験することが多い.
- 化学療法は,吐き気や嘔吐を含む胃腸毒性を引き起こす可能性があります.
- 食物嫌悪は,口服摂取量の減少に寄与する潜在的な要因です.
研究 の 目的:
- 小児がん患者における味覚嫌悪の発症を調査する.
- 化学療法による胃腸毒性が食物の好みに影響するかどうかを判断する.
- この集団における味の嫌悪と食欲の減少との関係を調査する.
主な方法:
- 腫瘍性疾患の小児患者には,化学療法の前に新しいアイスクリーム風味が提供されました.
- 食品の好みは,アイスクリームの後の選択を観察することによって評価されました.
- 胃腸毒性を経験した患者は,対照群と比較した.
主要な成果:
- 胃腸毒性を経験した患者は,コントロールと比較して再びアイスクリームを選択する可能性が低い.
- これは,アイスクリームの味に対する学習された嫌悪を示しています.
- この発見は,条件付きの味の嫌悪を示唆している.
結論:
- 化学療法によって引き起こされる症状は,がん児の味覚嫌悪症の発達につながる可能性があります.
- 覚えた味の嫌悪は,がん患者の食欲喪失に大きく寄与する可能性があります.
- これらの嫌悪感を理解することは,がん治療中の栄養支援に不可欠です.
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