ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the incidence and distribution of the degree of radiodermatitis in cancer patients submitted to radiotherapy in the regions of head and neck, breast, and pelvis. Method: Prospective, longitudinal, quantitative study conducted from March 15, 2016 to May 4, 2017 with patie...
Objetivo: descrever o impacto da radiodermatite na estética corporal em pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço submetidos à radioterapia. Método: estudo exploratório descritivo, do tipo série de casos, realizado no ambulatório de radioterapia de um hospital de ensino. Foram incluídos dez paci...
OBJETIVOS: descrever a presença e intensidade de múltiplos sintomas em pessoas com câncer de cabeça e pescoço e o impacto desses sintomas na vida diária (mediante aplicação da escala M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory/Head and Neck Module); comparar com o local anatômico da neoplasia e o tipo de tr...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment factors in the outcome of severe radiodermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer seen at the nursing consultation; and to analyze the impact of severe radiodermatitis cases on therapeutic follow-up. ...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate an educational program based on the principles of self-management with a conventional educational program through quality of life, anxiety and depression instruments within 12 months of starting cancer treatment. METHOD An experimental, randomized, controlled study conduc...
Objective: The study’s purpose has been to summarize the knowledge about primary studies that investigated radiotherapy experiences from the perspective of head and neck cancer patients. Methods: It is an integrative literature review. Results: The final sample consisted of 13 studies that were publish...
Objetivo: Conhecer o itinerário terapêutico de pessoas com câncer de cabeça e pescoço em tratamento radioterápico. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo de caráter qualitativo, realizado em um hospital-escola do Rio Grande do Sul, com 18 pessoas, por meio de entrevista aberta. Para tratamento dos dados u...
ABSTRACT Objective: construct and validate the content of an instrument to collect data from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) served in a specialty clinic. Method: methodological study consisting of four steps. The first step consisted in the preparation of the instrument using databases and th...
Objetivo: Descrever o uso do Questionário de Qualidade de Vida da Universidade de Washington, específico para Câncer de Cabeça e Pescoço, na consulta de enfermagem em Radioterapia. Método: Estudo transversal, prospectivo, de abordagem quantitativa do tipo descritiva-exploratório com 10 pacientes e...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Evaluating the effectiveness of a musical intervention in reducing anxiety and vital parameters in people suffering from head and neck cancer. METHOD A randomized controlled clinical trial, performed in a head and neck outpatient clinic with 40 participants, subdivided into two group...
