EFFECTIVENESS OF A NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT MODEL IN IMPROVING POSTOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN ATHLETIC PATIENTS

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of nutritional management mode on the postoperative nutritional status of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) athletic patients and to observe the relevant indexes in the process of athletic patients' postoperative recovery. Methods: Using a controlled study design, 80 postoperative NSCLC athletic patients were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group; the control group was given routine care, and patients in the experimental group were given routine care combined with a nutritional management model; athletic patients' weights in the preoperative and postoperative 3 months were recorded, and the rate of change in body weight was calculated; the athletic patients' plasma albumin levels in the preoperative and postoperative 3 months were detected by examining the T-lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+) to assess changes in immune function, and the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer Patients (QLQ-C30) was used to assess athletic patients' quality of life. Results: Compared with the control group, athletic patients in the experimental group showed significant advantages in weight change, plasma albumin level, immune function and quality of life. Patients in the experimental group had a lower rate of weight change, higher plasma albumin levels, more pronounced increases in the number of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ cells, and higher quality of life scores. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Nutritional management mode has a significant effect in improving the postoperative nutritional status, immune function and quality of life of NSCLC athletic patients, and by implementing nutritional management mode, it helps to promote the postoperative recovery of patients, which is worthy of popularization and application in clinical practice.