Quality of life and sociodemographic and clinical profile of breast and prostate cancer patients
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Quality of life and sociodemographic and clinical profile of breast and prostate cancer patients
Autor Correspondente: L. R. C. Viana | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: Breast Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Oncology Nursing; Nursing Care.
Resumos Cadastrados
Resumo Português:
Objetivo: avaliar a associação entre a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde e as características sociodemográficas e clínicas de pacientes com câncer de mama e próstata. Métodos: estudo transversal com 305 pacientes. Foram utilizados o European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, Quality of Life Questionnaire Breast Cancer e um instrumento estruturado. Realizaram-se análises estatísticas, descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: observou-se prevalência de faixa etária entre 50 e 69 anos, casados, 13 anos ou mais de estudo, aposentados, com renda de até dois salários mínimos, com câncer de mama em radioterapia. Houve associação significante entre Escala de Saúde Global e sexo e conjugalidade; Escala Funcional e faixa etária e renda familiar; Escala de Sintomas e sexo, faixa etária, tipo de câncer, tratamento atual; Escala de Saúde Global e tipo de câncer, tratamento atual, tempo de tratamento, falta de acompanhante e número de comorbidades. Conclusão: a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde é influenciada negativamente pelas características sociodemográficas e clínicas de pacientes com câncer de mama e próstata. Contribuições para a prática: os dados fornecem subsídios para concepção de um plano individualizado de cuidados de enfermagem.
Resumo Inglês:
Objective: to assess the association between health-related quality of life and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of breast and prostate cancer patients. Methods: a cross-sectional study of 305 patients was performed. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, the Quality of Life Questionnaire Breast Cancer, and a structured instrument were used. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed. Results: the study revealed a prevalence of patients aged 50-69 years, married, with 13 or more years of education, retired, with an income of up to two minimum wages, and receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer. Significant associations were observed between the Global Health Scale and gender and marital status, the Functional Scale and age group and family income, the Symptom Scale and gender, age group, cancer type, and current treatment, and between the Global Health Scale and cancer type, current treatment, treatment duration, lack of companion, and number of comorbidities. Conclusions: health-related quality of life in breast and prostate cancer patients is negatively influenced by sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Contributions to practice: the data provide insights for designing individualized care plans.
