<b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy
The objective of this study was to investigate the impairment of social and emotional functions, body image and future perspective in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment. This is a longitudinal research conducted from October 2012 to October 2013 at the chemotherapy unit o...
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| author | Sabrina Nunes Garcia Raquel de Castro Figueiredo Pereira Coelho Pamella Naiana Dias dos Santos Mariluci Alves Maftum Maria de Fátima Mantovani Luciana Puchalski Kalike |
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| description | The objective of this study was to investigate the impairment of social and emotional functions, body image and future perspective in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment. This is a longitudinal research conducted from October 2012 to October 2013 at the chemotherapy unit of a private institution of Oncology located in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires were applied, Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 e Quality of Life Questionnaire – Breast Cancer Module, to 48 women subjected for the first time to chemotherapy, in three different stages of the treatment. Analysis with Friedman`s, Spearman and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests was performed. Changes were observed in social function and body image, which compromised quality of life significantly. Results can subsidize the planning of and adjustments to the care provided to these women by considering the perception about the impact of therapy on QL and their perspectives.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b0b3a276bdf45a2881e3586f2fc70202022-12-22T00:06:38ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáActa Scientiarum. Health Sciences1679-92911807-86482017-05-0139110.4025/actascihealthsci.v39i1.3183314948<b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapySabrina Nunes Garcia0Raquel de Castro Figueiredo Pereira Coelho1Pamella Naiana Dias dos Santos2Mariluci Alves Maftum3Maria de Fátima Mantovani4Luciana Puchalski Kalike5Universidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáThe objective of this study was to investigate the impairment of social and emotional functions, body image and future perspective in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment. This is a longitudinal research conducted from October 2012 to October 2013 at the chemotherapy unit of a private institution of Oncology located in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires were applied, Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 e Quality of Life Questionnaire – Breast Cancer Module, to 48 women subjected for the first time to chemotherapy, in three different stages of the treatment. Analysis with Friedman`s, Spearman and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests was performed. Changes were observed in social function and body image, which compromised quality of life significantly. Results can subsidize the planning of and adjustments to the care provided to these women by considering the perception about the impact of therapy on QL and their perspectives. https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/31833quality of lifebreast neoplasiaoncological nursing. |
| spellingShingle | Sabrina Nunes Garcia Raquel de Castro Figueiredo Pereira Coelho Pamella Naiana Dias dos Santos Mariluci Alves Maftum Maria de Fátima Mantovani Luciana Puchalski Kalike <b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences quality of life breast neoplasia oncological nursing. |
| title | <b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_full | <b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_fullStr | <b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | <b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_short | <b>Changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_sort | b changes in social function and body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| topic | quality of life breast neoplasia oncological nursing. |
| url | https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/31833 |
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