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- Title
Quality of life of women with gynecologic and breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
- Authors
Aparecida Ferreira, Verônica; Teixeira Silveira, Isis do Nascimento; Silva Gomes, Nathália; Torreglosa Ruiz, Mariana; Riul da Silva, Sueli
- Abstract
Objective: analyzing the quality of life of women with gynecologic and breast cancer, undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy for at least one year after treatment completion. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in a University Hospital. To analyze quality of life, a sociodemographic and clinical data questionnaire and WHOQOL-bref were used. Results: 30 women with an average age of 52 years were interviewed; most were diagnosed with breast cancer and received adjuvant chemotherapy. Regarding quality of life, the most negatively affected domains were the physical and psychological domains, followed by environmental and social domains. Conclusion: including quality of life measures in clinical practice appears to be crucial in promoting comprehensive care to patients and their families.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; QUALITY of life; ACADEMIC medical centers; BREAST tumors; CANCER patient psychology; COMBINED modality therapy; FEMALE reproductive organ tumors; HEALTH promotion; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; PSYCHOLOGY of the sick; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 2, p266
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.2015000200017