Objective: to analyze and synthesize knowledge about the effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms in adults with cancer. Method: the method used was a Systematic Review. Potential articles were identified by searching in the PubMed of National Library of Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Cochrane Central and Scopus. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses strategy, 607 articles were identified. After removing the duplicates, all titles and abstracts were reviewed, and seven articles were selected for full review. After the full review, five studies were selected for inclusion. Results: of the five articles included, four were cohort studies and one was a quasi-experimental study. All articles showed that acupuncture was associated with an improvement in the peripheral neuropathy, but the type of protocol, use of medications, time of treatment, and different outcome measures made it difficult to compare the studies. Conclusion: the use of acupuncture appears to be associated with an improvement in the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and has no side effects. In order to improve the evidence about benefits associated with acupuncture, more experimental studies using both subjective and objective measures are needed.
Objetivo identificar a frequência do sintoma de fadiga e domínios afetados nos pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço em tratamento radioterápico, no início, meio e final do tratamento. Método estudo com delineamento quase experimental de corte longitudinal e prospectivo, envolvendo 60 pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço. Destaca-se que este artigo somente abordará os dados do Grupo Controle. As variáveis dependentes foram coletadas por meio de entrevista, utilizando a Escala de Fadiga de Piper – revisada, cujo instrumento multidimensional avalia os domínios global, comportamental, afetivo e sensorial/psicológico. A análise dos dados baseou-se em frequências absolutas e relativas. Resultados houve predomínio do sexo masculino, faixa etária de 41-60 anos, baixa escolaridade e em uso regular de álcool e cigarro. Todos os domínios da escala de fadiga tiveram seus escores aumentados, apresentando valores medianos de maior magnitude em Tempo 2 e Tempo 3, quando comparados aos valores em Tempo 1, indicando aumento nos níveis de fadiga no decorrer do tratamento radioterápico. Conclusão o sintoma de fadiga aumentou no decorrer do tratamento radioterápico, tendo todos os domínios afetados, com isso, ressalta-se a importância da avaliação ao longo do tratamento, por se tratar de um sintoma frequente e debilitante aos pacientes oncológicos.
Objective: to analyze, in the literature, evidence about the benefits of the integrative and complementary practice of Qigong with regard to the health of adults and the elderly. Method: a systematic review by searching for studies in the PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases. Randomized and non-randomized clinical trials were included; in Portuguese, English and Spanish; from 2008 to 2018. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses strategy was adopted, as well as the recommendation of the Cochrane Collaboration for assessing the risk of bias in the clinical trials analyzed. Results: 28 studies were selected that indicated the benefit of the practice to the target audience, which can be used for numerous health conditions, such as: cancer; fibromyalgia; Parkinson’s disease; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Burnout; stress; social isolation; chronic low back pain; cervical pain; buzz; osteoarthritis; fatigue; depression; and cardiovascular diseases. However, there was a great risk of bias in terms of the blinding of the research studies. Conclusion: the practice of Qigong produces positive results on health, mainly in the medium and long term. This study contributes to the advancement in the use of integrative and complementary practices in nursing, since it brings together the scientific production in the area from the best research results available.
Health-related quality of life of the elderly with cancer in adjuvant treatment Qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de idosos com câncer em tratamento adjuvante Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de ancianos con cáncer en tratamiento adyuvante
RESUMO Objetivo Compreender o significado do relaxamento com imaginação guiada para mulheres com câncer de mama, buscando investigar, também, como as pacientes visualizam o câncer e seu sistema imunológico durante as sessões de relaxamento com imaginação guiada e se sentem após sua realização. Método Estudo de natureza qualitativa, com abordagem fenomenológica e referencial teórico-metodológico heideggeriano, fundamentado no Método Criativo e Sensível, desenvolvido no ambulatório de radioterapia de um hospital de ensino público do interior paulista. Para a análise dos dados foi utilizada a compreensão heideggeriana, que ocorreu em duas etapas: a compreensão vaga e mediana e a hermenêutica. Resultados Participaram do estudo nove mulheres com idade entre 45 e 67 anos. Os dados permitiram compreender o significado do relaxamento com imaginação guiada pelas participantes, pois puderam ser classificados em três unidades de significado: o estigma do câncer, o enfrentar da doença e os benefícios do tratamento. Conclusão O significado do relaxamento com imaginação guiada possibilitou a compreensão do ser-no-mundo durante as reflexões proporcionadas, sendo possível verificar a importância do oferecimento da terapia pelo enfermeiro nos cuidados da mulher com câncer de mama.
TONETI, B.F. Development and validation of digital technologies directed to the teaching of an integrative and complementary health practice. 2019. 174 p. Dissertation
Results: 499 articles were identified, of which 15 met the criteria for inclusion, published between 2006 and 2016 and analyzed in their entirety. Neutropenia was the most reported hematologic toxicity in 12 (80.0%) studies, and the second most common in three (20.0%), in varying degrees, being responsible for reducing and/or delaying of doses in six (40.0%) studies. Conclusion: the studies included in this review showed that neutropenia in patients with colorectal cancer in chemotherapy treatment have low incidences in different degrees, despite the significantly high rates of neutropenia associations, as the most common adverse event in the various analyzed regimes.
In this context, an extension group was created at a University of the Interior of the State of São Paulo, since 1990, composed of nurses, physician and physiotherapist, who develop activities with cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, in order to alleviate the resulting symptoms of the treatment and provide improvement of the HRQoL of these patients during treatment.
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