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- Title
Genitourinary symptoms and quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
- Authors
Tomadon, Aniele; Lemos de Oliveira, Jaqueline; Queren de Oliveira, Isabella; de Oliveira Gozzo, Thais
- Abstract
This study aimed to compare genitourinary symptoms and quality of life in women with breast cancer before and after chemotherapy treatment. This is a prospective and analytical study carried out with 60 women treated at a hospital in the state of Paraná. Sociodemographic data, menopausal status, climacteric symptoms, quality of life, and pelvic floor strength and resistance were collected. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, Shapiro-Wilk, Cochran, Factorial Analysis of Variance for Repeated Measures and Fishers least significance difference were used for data analysis. Participants suffered genitourinary alterations, such as reduced strength and resistance of the pelvic floor muscles, urinary incontinence and vulvovaginal atrophy, regardless of the evaluated factors (type of chemotherapy, parity, and menopausal status). Therefore, greater attention and discussion by multidisciplinary health teams is necessary, as these symptoms can be reduced and managed if recognized early.
- Subjects
RISK assessment; REPEATED measures design; URINARY tract infections; T-test (Statistics); URINARY incontinence; BREAST tumors; GENITOURINARY diseases; FISHER exact test; MENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUANTITATIVE research; CHI-squared test; CANCER chemotherapy; PRE-tests &; post-tests; LONGITUDINAL method; PELVIC floor; VAGINAL diseases; ATROPHY; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH; ANALYSIS of variance; WOMEN'S health; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; FACTOR analysis; DATA analysis software; MUSCLES; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2023, Vol 30, p1
- ISSN
1809-2950
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1809-2950/e23001823en