Table 1 PICO Criteria for Guided Scoping Review(17)
From: Malnutrition screening and treatment in pediatric oncology: a scoping review
Research question | In children with cancer undergoing treatment, what interventions or screening methods decrease the incidence or severity of malnutrition as measured by laboratory or body measurements? |
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Population | Pediatric patients (humans), less than 20 years, with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and/or immunotherapy treatments • Inclusion: children under 20 years undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and/or immunotherapy • Exclusion: adult or animal studies, observational or non-intervention studies |
Interventions | Weight loss treatments • Inclusion: nutrition interventions and cachexia screening tools • Exclusion: studies without nutrition as primary outcome |
Comparison, Outcomes | Malnutrition and interventions (nutrition interventions and cachexia screening tools) • Primary outcomes: malnutrition (body measurements, radiographic, biochemical, etc.) • Secondary outcomes: validated nutrition assessment or malnutrition screening tools |