Correlation of Symptom Burden and Nutritional Status of Patients with Cancer in Chemotherapy Stage Under Guidance of TCM Constitution

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between symptom burden and nutritional status under Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution classification in patients undergoing chemotherapy. MethodsData on the physical constitution, symptom burden, and nutritional status of 640 patients with malignant tumors within the 21st–28th days of chemotherapy treatment were collected and analyzed. ResultsSymptom burden was found to have a positive correlation with nutritional risk and TCM bias (except for idiosyncrasies), suggesting that constitution bias may be an important internal factor for the aggravation of clinical symptoms and malnutrition in patients with cancer. ConclusionThe relationship between symptom burden and nutritional status in chemotherapy under the guidance of TCM constitution can be studied to predict the nutritional status and symptom burden of patients after chemotherapy to guide the symptom and nutritional management of patients with cancer in the chemotherapy stage.

**研究目的**：本研究旨在探讨接受化疗的恶性肿瘤患者在中医（Traditional Chinese Medicine，TCM）体质分类下，症状负荷与营养状况之间的相关性。
**研究方法**：本研究收集并分析了640例恶性肿瘤患者在化疗第21至28天期间的体质、症状负荷及营养状况相关数据。
**研究结果**：研究结果显示，症状负荷与营养风险及中医体质偏颇（特禀质除外）呈正相关，提示体质偏颇可能是恶性肿瘤患者临床症状加重及营养不良发生的重要内在因素。
**研究结论**：本研究表明，可通过分析中医体质分类指导下的化疗患者症状负荷与营养状况的关联，预测化疗后患者的营养状况与症状负荷，进而为化疗阶段恶性肿瘤患者的症状管理与营养管理提供指导。