The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer

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Autor(a) principal: Sawada, Namie Okino
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Dias, Adriana Marques, Zago, Marcia Maria Fontão
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1845
Resumo: In cases of head and neck cancer, surgical advances in combination with radiotherapy (RT) have brought an increase in patients' probability of cure. RT is widely used and aims to destroy cancer cells in order to reduce or eliminate a malignant tumor. However, RT also causes major changes in patients' quality of life during and after treatment. The current study aims to evaluate the side effects of RT in patients with head and neck cancer and its influence on quality of life. The study population included head and neck cancer patients submitted to RT at the University of São Paulo Hospital in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Data were collected with the FACT H&N instrument and McMaster University's Questionnaire for head and neck RT and submitted to quantitative statistical analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The main side effects of RT that affected physical quality of life were related to salivation and nutritional problems, while the predominant emotional problems were depression and anxiety.
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spelling The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancerO efeito da radioterapia sobre a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoçoRadioterapiaQualidade de vidaCâncer de cabeça e pescoçoRadiotherapyQuality of lifeHead and neck cancerIn cases of head and neck cancer, surgical advances in combination with radiotherapy (RT) have brought an increase in patients' probability of cure. RT is widely used and aims to destroy cancer cells in order to reduce or eliminate a malignant tumor. However, RT also causes major changes in patients' quality of life during and after treatment. The current study aims to evaluate the side effects of RT in patients with head and neck cancer and its influence on quality of life. The study population included head and neck cancer patients submitted to RT at the University of São Paulo Hospital in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Data were collected with the FACT H&N instrument and McMaster University's Questionnaire for head and neck RT and submitted to quantitative statistical analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The main side effects of RT that affected physical quality of life were related to salivation and nutritional problems, while the predominant emotional problems were depression and anxiety.A radioterapia é um tratamento de ampla utilização, que tem por objetivo destruir as células neoplásicas para que haja redução ou desaparecimento da neoplasia maligna. Entretanto, pode produzir alterações importantes na qualidade de vida desses pacientes durante e após o tratamento. Objetivo: avaliar os efeitos colaterais da radioterapia nos pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço e sua influência na qualidade de vida. Casuística e Método: estudo exploratório e descritivo de 32 pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço, submetidos à radioterapia no HCFMRPUSP. Os dados foram coletados, através do instrumento FACT H&N e do questionário para radioterapia de cabeça e pescoço da Universidade de McMaster, e analisados de maneira quantitativa, através da estatística realizada pelo SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Science). Resultados: A xerostomia foi o sintoma mais evidente (84,5%), seguido de saliva pegajosa (75,1%), pele ressecada (65,7%), irritação e depressão (56,3%), dificuldade no paladar (72%), dores de garganta (34,4%). Ao correlacionarmos esses efeitos colaterais com os itens de qualidade de vida, encontramos correlação significativa com p<0,05, demonstrando que esses sintomas influenciam na qualidade de vida. Conclusão: Encontramos influência dos efeitos colaterais da radioterapia sobre a qualidade de vida do paciente. Dessa forma, reiteramos a necessidade dos profissionais da saúde promoverem medidas preventivas para amenizar esses efeitos, fornecer informações sobre o tratamento, além de proporcionar suporte para redução da ansiedade e depressão, a fim de promover melhor enfrentamento e melhorar a qualidade de vida desses pacientes.INCA2006-12-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigos, Avaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/184510.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2006v52n4.1845Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 52 No. 4 (2006): Oct.Nov./Dec.; 323-329Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 52 Núm. 4 (2006): oct./nov./dic.; 323-329Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; v. 52 n. 4 (2006): out./nov./dez.; 323-3292176-9745reponame:Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)instname:Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)instacron:INCAporhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1845/1120Sawada, Namie Okino Dias, Adriana Marques Zago, Marcia Maria Fontão info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-11-29T20:27:30Zoai:rbc.inca.gov.br:article/1845Revistahttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revistaPUBhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/oairbc@inca.gov.br0034-71162176-9745opendoar:2021-11-29T20:27:30Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online) - Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
O efeito da radioterapia sobre a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço
title The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
spellingShingle The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
Sawada, Namie Okino
Radioterapia
Qualidade de vida
Câncer de cabeça e pescoço
Radiotherapy
Quality of life
Head and neck cancer
title_short The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
title_full The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
title_fullStr The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
title_full_unstemmed The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
title_sort The radiotherapy effect on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer
author Sawada, Namie Okino
author_facet Sawada, Namie Okino
Dias, Adriana Marques
Zago, Marcia Maria Fontão
author_role author
author2 Dias, Adriana Marques
Zago, Marcia Maria Fontão
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sawada, Namie Okino
Dias, Adriana Marques
Zago, Marcia Maria Fontão
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Radioterapia
Qualidade de vida
Câncer de cabeça e pescoço
Radiotherapy
Quality of life
Head and neck cancer
topic Radioterapia
Qualidade de vida
Câncer de cabeça e pescoço
Radiotherapy
Quality of life
Head and neck cancer
description In cases of head and neck cancer, surgical advances in combination with radiotherapy (RT) have brought an increase in patients' probability of cure. RT is widely used and aims to destroy cancer cells in order to reduce or eliminate a malignant tumor. However, RT also causes major changes in patients' quality of life during and after treatment. The current study aims to evaluate the side effects of RT in patients with head and neck cancer and its influence on quality of life. The study population included head and neck cancer patients submitted to RT at the University of São Paulo Hospital in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Data were collected with the FACT H&N instrument and McMaster University's Questionnaire for head and neck RT and submitted to quantitative statistical analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The main side effects of RT that affected physical quality of life were related to salivation and nutritional problems, while the predominant emotional problems were depression and anxiety.
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