Scale for the Assessment of Chemotherpy-Induced Nausea and Vomits: Translation and Transcultural Adaptation

• Autor(a) principal: Isidoro, Geovanna Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, Paiva, Eliza Mara das Chagas, Amaral, Jodi Dee Hunt Ferreira do, Meireles, Everson Cristiano de Abreu, Garcia, Ana Cláudia Mesquita
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1423
• topic: estudo de validação; náusea; vômito; tratamento farmacológico; oncologia; validation study; nausea; vomiting; drug therapy; medical oncology; estudio de validación; náusea; vómitos; quimioterapia; oncología médica

Introduction: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting affects nearly 70-80% of patients with cancer. To achieve a better treatment it is important to utilize an adequate instrument to assess these symptoms. Objective: To translate and culturally adapt the Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Emesis Scale to the Brazilian context. Method: Survey and correlational study, with the translation and cultural adaptation of the scale according to the protocol of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer – Quality of Life Group (EORTC-QLG). The sample consisted of 160 patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in an oncology clinic. In the validation process, multimethod correlation analyses were carried out among the items of the Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Emesis Scale items and the scores of the numerical visual scales of nausea and vomits at the level of p<0.05. Results: The author of the scale approved the translation process. The Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Emesis scale and the numerical scales presented significant correlations (p<0.01; p<0.05), considering that the items presenting stronger correlation with the numerical scales were those addressing post-chemotherapy assessment of nausea and vomit. On the other hand, the items for pre-chemotherapy assessment of these symptoms and use of the antiemetic drugs and their efficacy presented weak associations with the numerical scales. Conclusion: The Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Emesis scale was adequate for the assessment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in the Brazilian context.