Distressful symptoms related to chemotherapy from the perspective of children: a qualitative research
Sintomas desconfortaveis relacionados a quimioterapia sob a ótica das crianças: pesquisa qualitativa
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 9 (2), 2010
Publication year: 2010
Aimed to learn about the distressful side effects from the perspective of a child undergoing chemotherapy. This is a qualitative study that used the technique of drawing-story to collect data and thematic analysis to evaluate the results. The subjects were seven children, aged between six and twelve years, they were doing or have done antineoplastic chemotherapy in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. This study was approved by Ethics Committee of the institution. The side effects reported by children were nausea and vomiting, gain of weight, pain, hypersensitivity reaction, fever and fatigue, which interfered directly in their daily routine leading to a decrease in well-being and, consequently, poor quality of life.
Objetivou-se conhecer os efeitos colaterais desconfortaveis sob a otica da crianca em quimioterapia. Este e um estudo qualitativo que utilizou a tecnica do desenho-estoria para coleta de dados e a interpretacao tematica para analise do material. Os sujeitos foram sete criancas, com idades variando entre 6 e 12 anos, que estavam fazendo ou ja fizeram quimioterapia antineoplasica em um hospital de ensino do Rio de Janeiro. O estudo foi aprovado pelo comite de etica da instituicao.
