2018
DOI: 10.17533/udea.iee.v36n1e04
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Impact on the quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in public and private care

Abstract: Impact on the quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in public and private careObjective. To compare the general quality of life of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in a public and a private institution. Methods. Longitudinal observational study including 115 women with breast cancer in an outpatient chemotherapy treatment at two health institutions, one public and one private, in the city of Curitiba (Brazil). The Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 and the Quality o… Show more

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“…More specifically, the women who had completed the chemotherapy two years ago reported that they had better QoL than those who belonged 102 health psychology report to the chemotherapy group. This result is consistent with the results of previous studies as they indicated that the process of chemotherapy constitutes a very distressing period in women's lives and is associated with a low quality of life (Arora et al, 2007;Kameo & Sawada, 2016;Coelho et al, 2018). Some studies report that women who are currently undergoing chemotherapy are more likely to develop feelings of depression, unmet sexual needs, feelings of uncertainty about their future health and concerns about their physical and emotional well-being compared to women who are not in chemotherapy (Hwang, Chang, & Park, 2013;Tiezzi et al, 2017).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…More specifically, the women who had completed the chemotherapy two years ago reported that they had better QoL than those who belonged 102 health psychology report to the chemotherapy group. This result is consistent with the results of previous studies as they indicated that the process of chemotherapy constitutes a very distressing period in women's lives and is associated with a low quality of life (Arora et al, 2007;Kameo & Sawada, 2016;Coelho et al, 2018). Some studies report that women who are currently undergoing chemotherapy are more likely to develop feelings of depression, unmet sexual needs, feelings of uncertainty about their future health and concerns about their physical and emotional well-being compared to women who are not in chemotherapy (Hwang, Chang, & Park, 2013;Tiezzi et al, 2017).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Los EDT que aparecen más activos y por encima de la media para su rango son el Autosacrificio 24 (17-29) y el de Metas Inalcanzables 18 (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)7). El EDT de Autosacrificio se caracteriza por la dedicación excesiva sobre la satisfacción de las necesidades de los demás en situaciones cotidianas, en detrimento de la propia satisfacción.…”
Section: Esquemas Desadaptativos Tempranos Y Calidad De Vidaunclassified
“…Con respecto a la CVRS en pacientes con patologías mamarias, algunos estudios observan que a nivel global, esta es valorada por las pacientes por encima de la media de las escalas utilizadas (13)(14)(15)(16) . Pero también hay otros estudios que plantean que estos valores descienden ante la quimioterapia (17) o ante la mastectomía radical sin reconstrucción (18)(19)(20) . Por otra parte, a pesar que la valoración de la CVRS pueda ser buena, las mujeres perciben impactos negativos en aspectos tales como la percepción de vulnerabilidad, la preocupación por la salud, su imagen corporal (19,14) .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…It is well established that chemotherapy aids in prolonging the life of sufferers of breast cancer (de Castro Figueiredo Pereira Coelho et al, 2018). Studies have suggested that multiple lines of chemotherapy can lead to an increased overall survival rate in those with advanced breast cancer (Palumbo et al, 2013).…”
Section: Benefitsmentioning
confidence: 99%