Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy
<p class="p1"><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy treatment.</p><p class="p1"><strong>Methods: </strong>The current study is a descriptive quantitative a...
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| author | Jonatas Gomes Barbosa da Silva Diogo Timóteo Costa Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti Mariane Cajubá de Britto Lira Nogueira Diego Augusto de Oliveira |
| author_facet | Jonatas Gomes Barbosa da Silva Diogo Timóteo Costa Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti Mariane Cajubá de Britto Lira Nogueira Diego Augusto de Oliveira |
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| description | <p class="p1"><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy treatment.</p><p class="p1"><strong>Methods: </strong>The current study is a descriptive quantitative approach that seeks to identify the QOL of breast cancer patients during their radiotherapy treatment. A convenience sample of 30 women<strong> </strong>undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire on Day 1 and Day 28.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><strong>Results:</strong> Results showed significant differences in QOL between the two sessions. Decreases in overall health (88.33 to 61.67) and functional health (76.45 to 67.77) were noted in parallel to an increase in the scale of symptoms (13.85 for 24.62).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The radiotherapeutic treatment impacts the QOL of patients with breast cancer. It is crucial for the nursing team to work together with a multi-professional team to adequately manage the treatment of these patients adequately</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1985abe347bf44c49d8543050987cc7e2024-02-08T16:29:04ZengPappin CommunicationsCanadian Oncology Nursing Journal1181-912X2368-80762022-04-013221621711060Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapyJonatas Gomes Barbosa da SilvaDiogo Timóteo CostaIago Dillion Lima CavalcantiMariane Cajubá de Britto Lira NogueiraDiego Augusto de Oliveira<p class="p1"><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy treatment.</p><p class="p1"><strong>Methods: </strong>The current study is a descriptive quantitative approach that seeks to identify the QOL of breast cancer patients during their radiotherapy treatment. A convenience sample of 30 women<strong> </strong>undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire on Day 1 and Day 28.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><strong>Results:</strong> Results showed significant differences in QOL between the two sessions. Decreases in overall health (88.33 to 61.67) and functional health (76.45 to 67.77) were noted in parallel to an increase in the scale of symptoms (13.85 for 24.62).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The radiotherapeutic treatment impacts the QOL of patients with breast cancer. It is crucial for the nursing team to work together with a multi-professional team to adequately manage the treatment of these patients adequately</p>https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/1148 |
| spellingShingle | Jonatas Gomes Barbosa da Silva Diogo Timóteo Costa Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti Mariane Cajubá de Britto Lira Nogueira Diego Augusto de Oliveira Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
| title | Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy |
| title_full | Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy |
| title_fullStr | Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy |
| title_short | Quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy |
| title_sort | quality of life in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy |
| url | https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/1148 |
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