Gender differences in the perception of quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer

Trinquinato, Isadora; Marques, Rodrigo Costa; Ticona, Sonia; Antonietti, Camila Cristine; Costa, Ana Sofia

doi:10.17533/udea.iee.v35n3a08

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“…Therefore, based on both results, the second hypothesis, that the level of anxiety and pain would increase at the first tube replacement, compared to the levels of pain and anxiety presented before implantation, was not confirmed. These result coincides with other studies ( 35 - 38 ) . Regarding the gender difference in anxiety, other articles ( 39 ) suggest that there may be factors intrinsic to the female gender that predispose them to present more comorbidities, such as biochemical, hormonal and/or social aspects, that explain the differences per genus.…”

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Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes

Cacho

Ayesa-Arriola

2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to evaluate the impact on the quality of life as well as anxiety and pain in patients with nephrostomy tubes. Method: this is a longitudinal descriptive study performed on a sample of n=150 patients. To evaluate the quality of life, the EuroQol-5D questionnaire was used; anxiety was quantified by the Beck Anxiety Inventory; to study pain, a visual analogue scale was employed. Results: statistically significant differences were found in the quality of life, with its worsening (r = 0.51; p <0.01) when evaluated at the first tube replacement. Patients presented mild to moderate anxiety before the procedure, which was reduced at the first tube replacement, although this difference was not significant (r = 0.028, p = 0.393). Finally, the degree of pain was also significantly reduced (r = 0.13, p<0.01) after six weeks. As for gender, women presented the worst values in the three variables studied (worse quality of life and greater anxiety and pain). Conclusions: nephrostomy tubes have a negative impact on the patient’s quality of life. During the time they live with these tubes, patients have mild to moderate pain and anxiety.

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confidence: 94%

Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes

Cacho

Ayesa-Arriola

2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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“…Portanto, faz-se necessário considerar a interferência das características sociodemográficas nas pesquisas e nas práticas assistenciais. A percepção de QV pode ser alterada pelo sexo, pela idade, pela escolaridade, pelas atividades de vida diária, pela escolarização e pelo número de filhos; cabe aos enfermeiros conhecer tais preditores que impactam na QV para propor um planejamento assistencial (15,16).…”

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Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cancer in Palliative Therapy and in Palliative Care

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Objective: To assess the quality of life of patients with advanced cancer in palliative therapy and in palliative care. Materials and Methods: Quantitative, observational, cross-sectional, and analytic study conducted in a teaching hospital in Paraná, Brazil, from January to June 2018, with 126 patients: 107 in palliative therapy; 19 in exclusive palliative care. The questionnaires for data collection were: Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 15-Palliative, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care 14, and Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. The Spearman non-parametric coefficient test was used for the analysis. Results: The overall quality of life in palliative therapy and in palliative care was, respectively, 71.54/59.65; when correlating the total score of quality of life of the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 15-Palliative with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care 14 (p = 0.001), and the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (p = 0.001), significant difference of better quality of life was observed in the palliative therapy. Conclusion: Patients in palliative therapy have good overall quality of life, while the palliative care group reports regular quality of life. The symptoms were milder in the palliative therapy and more intense and with greater significance in palliative care; hence, knowing the compromise of quality of life will help professionals in planning interventions with transdisciplinary approach for patients and for their families.

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“…Regarding the average age (60.7 years), the figures are in agreement with the data of the American Cancer Society, that is, 77% of cancers are diagnosed in individuals over 55 years. This higher average age is justified because aging is linked to the increased incidence of cancer due to various age-related physiological changes 16 . Education data (60% of patients had incomplete primary education) and income (72.2% of patients receive up to 2 minimum wages) are consistent with studies that indicate greater use of services of the Unified Health System (SUS) by the population with the lowest level of education and lower income.…”

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The impact of chronic pain on the quality of life and on the functional capacity of cancer patients and their caregivers

Izzo¹,

Cunha²,

Cesarino³

et al. 2019

Brazilian Journal of Pain

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pain for cancer patients might represent a worsening prognosis, decreased autonomy, well-being and quality of life, affecting all spheres of life of cancer patients and their repercussions on caregivers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of chronic pain on the quality of life and functional capacity of cancer patients and their caregivers. METHODS: Eleven caregivers and 15 cancer patients from a Pain Clinic were evaluated. To assess the functional capacity of the patients, we used the physical and instrumental activities of daily living scale and, for quality of life, we used the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), which indicated impairment in social and emotional functions and prevalence of symptoms fatigue and insomnia. RESULTS: The average of the instrumental activities of daily living scores indicated a semi-dependence of the patients. There was a female predominance in patients (60%) and caregivers (72.2%). The average pain by the visual analog scale was 6.8. The Zarit Caregiver Overload Scale indicated that 36.3% of caregivers had moderate to severe overload and a positive correlation between functional capacity and overload (p=0.003). The impact of chronic pain on the quality of life and on the functional capacity of cancer patients and their caregivers O impacto da dor crônica na qualidade de vida e na capacidade funcional de pacientes oncológicos e de seus cuidadores

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Gender differences in the perception of quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes

Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes

Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cancer in Palliative Therapy and in Palliative Care

The impact of chronic pain on the quality of life and on the functional capacity of cancer patients and their caregivers

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