Resultados: 7

Factors related to Nursing workload in the Oncology assistance provided to hospitalized women

Objective: to evaluate the Nursing workload and its related factors in the assistance provided to hospitalized women with gynecological and breast cancers, according to the Nursing Activities Scores adapted for cancer patients. Method: a cross-sectional and epidemiological study. The participants were w...

Efficacy of the complementary therapies in the management of cancer pain in palliative care: A systematic review

Objective: to synthesize the knowledge and to critically evaluate the evidences arising from randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of the complementary therapies in the management of cancer pain in adult patients with cancer in palliative care. Method: a systematic review guided by the Preferred ...

Nurse Navigator: development of a program for Brazil

Objective: to develop a Navigation Program for cancer patients, based on the model proposed by The GW Cancer Institute at George Washington University, adapted to the reality of a Brazilian High Complexity Center in Oncology. Method: a convergent care research applied in the development of a patient nav...

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and quality of life during the first year of treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of adult patients with hematological cancer comparing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation modalities during the first year of treatment. Method: this is an observational and longitudinal research with 55 participants. Data collection was performed...

Effectiveness of nursing intervention for increasing hope in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of nursing interventions to increase the level of hope in cancer patients, in a meta-analysis. Methods: electronic databases were searched. Two of the authors independently extracted data from the eligible studies, and Stata 13.0 software was used to pool th...

Direct cost of maintenance of totally implanted central venous catheter patency

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the average direct cost of maintaining the patency of totally implanted central venous catheter with heparin at a Day Hospital of a public hospital of high complexity specialized in the treatment of cancer patients, and estimate the average direct cost of replacing hepari...

Ethical problems experienced by oncology nurses

Objective: to know the ethical problems experienced by oncology nurses. Method: descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, performed in inpatient units and in chemotherapy out-patients units that provide assistance to oncological patients in two capitals in the South region of Brazil....