Quality Of Life Of Patients With Breast And Gynecological Cancer Faced With Anticancer Chemotherapy

Abstract

Background: The evaluation of quality of life in cancer patients is of interest to researchers due to its impact on health policies. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of patients with breast and gynecological cancer, undergoing chemotherapy. Methods and Findings:This was a quantitative, descriptive and longitudinal study, conducted in the Clinical Hospital of the Triangulo Mineiro Federal University. To assess the quality of life, the Portuguese brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QOL-BREF) instrument was applied. The paired Student's t-test was used for the analysis of the means of/ the scores of the domains. The study included 14 women. The lowest means were observed in the physical domain, 51.78±15.89 and 50.25±15.37, respectively before and after treatment. There was also a compromise of the psychological and environment domains, however, the data analyzed did not show statistical significance. The main limitation of this study is the sample size.

<b> O conforto sob a perspectiva dos clientes oncológicos em tratamento quimioterápico ambulatorial/Comfort from the perspective of cancer client sunder going out patient chemotherapy treatment

“…Diante dessa perspectiva, faz-se indiscutível a necessidade de capacitação e especialização dos profissionais de saúde, sobretudo os de enfermagem que atuam na área,uma vez que a complexidade do tratamento quimioterápico e as consequências oriundas dos eventos adversos exigem uma prática mais qualificada no que diz respeito à assistência de enfermagem em oncologia (16) .…”