Table 3.

Summary of key results—comparison of outcome measures between pre- and post-implementation cohorts.

Outcome	Measure/NHMRC a Grade of Recommendation		Pre-Implementation (N = 98)			Post-Implementation (N = 34)			p Value *
			N		(%)	N		(%)
Process	Nutrition screening (Grade B)								<0.001 **
		Screened with validated tool	14		(14)	30		(88)
	Nutritional assessment (Grade B)
		Nutritional assessment with validated tool on dietitian review
		- pre-treatment	73		(85)	33 of 33		(100)	0.018 **
		- during treatment	3		(3)	26 of 34		(79)	<0.001 **
		- end treatment	5		(6)	15 of 34		(54)	<0.001 **
		- post-treatment (T1)	2		(3)	22 of 29		(73)	<0.001 **
		- post-treatment (T2)	3		(6)	14 of 20		(67)	<0.001 **
		- post-treatment (T3)	3		(9)	10 of 17		(59)	<0.001 **
	Dietitian Appointment Schedule (Grade A)
		Received recommended dietitian assessment
		- pre-treatment	20		(20)	33		(97)	<0.001 **
		- weekly during treatment	47		(48)	20		(59)	0.275 **
		- fortnightly for 6 weeks post-treatment	12		(12)	4		(12)	0.864 **
Clinical	Radiotherapy delivered as planned								0.041
		No	11		(11)	0		(0)
		Yes	87		(89)	34		(100)
	Systemic therapy delivered as planned								0.005
		No	17		(33)	0		(0)
		Yes	34		(67)	18		(100)
	Weight change during treatment, %								0.432 **
		Mean (SD)		−5.9 (4.2)			−4.6 (5.3)
	BMI b post-treatment, kg/m2								0.989 **
		- Mean (SD)		24.3 (5.6)			24.3 (4.1)
System	Dietitian resources—occasions of service								0.613 **
		Mean (SD)		13.1 (9.8)			14.1 (7.1)
	Unplanned admission								0.499
		No	54		(55)	21		(62)
		Yes	44		(45)	13		(38)
	Unplanned admission—reason								0.067
		Treatment toxicity—nutrition/hydration	20		(45)	3		(23)
		Treatment toxicity—other	14		(32)	7		(54)
		Social circumstances	3		(7)	3		(23)
		Other	7		(16)	0		(0)

^a NHMRC = National Health and Medical Research Council; ^b BMI—Body Mass Index; * χ² of independence; ** t-test.