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Malnutrition risk is highly prevalent among hospitalized lung cancer patients and is independently associated with stress, but not depression or anxiety, after multivariable adjustment. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the prevalence of malnutrition risk and determine its associations with depression, anxiety, and stress levels among hospitalized lung cancer patients.

September 6, 2026BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

Malnutrition risk in patients with lung cancer and its association with depression, anxiety and stress

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SASedat Arslan BGBüşra Dağci Günal HBHülya Bulut

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Correlational study reveals high malnutrition risk linked to psychological stress in hospitalized lung cancer patients, suggesting integrated nutritional and psychiatric care is necessary.

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To examine the prevalence of malnutrition risk and determine its associations with depression, anxiety, and stress levels among hospitalized lung cancer patients.
Enrolled 456 hospitalized adult patients (aged >18 years) with lung cancer at a chest diseases hospital in a correlational study design.
Assessed nutritional risk using the Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 and evaluated psychological symptoms with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 alongside clinical and dietary history.
Malnutrition risk was identified in 92.5% of patients, reflecting a sample predominantly characterized by advanced-stage and metastatic disease.
Cancer stage, metastasis, older age, lower body mass index, number of meals, and skipping meals were significantly associated with malnutrition risk.
Depression, anxiety, and stress correlated with malnutrition risk in bivariate analyses, but only stress remained independently associated after multivariable adjustment.

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Arslan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1e8328139818eab216af https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2026-006295

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September 6, 2026BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

Malnutrition risk in patients with lung cancer and its association with depression, anxiety and stress

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Authors

SASedat Arslan BGBüşra Dağci Günal HBHülya Bulut

Discussion

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Overview

Correlational study reveals high malnutrition risk linked to psychological stress in hospitalized lung cancer patients, suggesting integrated nutritional and psychiatric care is necessary.

Key Points

To examine the prevalence of malnutrition risk and determine its associations with depression, anxiety, and stress levels among hospitalized lung cancer patients.
Enrolled 456 hospitalized adult patients (aged >18 years) with lung cancer at a chest diseases hospital in a correlational study design.
Assessed nutritional risk using the Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 and evaluated psychological symptoms with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 alongside clinical and dietary history.
Malnutrition risk was identified in 92.5% of patients, reflecting a sample predominantly characterized by advanced-stage and metastatic disease.
Cancer stage, metastasis, older age, lower body mass index, number of meals, and skipping meals were significantly associated with malnutrition risk.
Depression, anxiety, and stress correlated with malnutrition risk in bivariate analyses, but only stress remained independently associated after multivariable adjustment.

Cite This Study

Arslan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1e8328139818eab216af https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2026-006295

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