Cervical cancer and the psychosocial impact of pelvic radiotherapy: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Pimentel, Natalia Beatriz Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Modesto, Felipe Cardoso, Lima, Vivian Cristina Gama Souza, Andrade, Karla Biancha Silva de, Oliveira, Adriana Maria de, Fuly, Patrícia dos Santos Claro, Santos , Mauro Leonardo Salvador Caldeira dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/9052
• topic: Neoplasias do colo do útero; Radioterapia; Psico-oncologia; Psicologia; Impacto psicossocial.; Uterine cervical neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Psycho-oncology; Psychology; Psychosocial factors.; Neoplasias del cuello uterino; Radioterapia; Psicooncología; Psicología; Impacto psicosocial.

Objective: To analyze publications about the psychosocial impact of pelvic radiotherapy as a treatment modality for those with cervical cancer. Methods: Integrative literature review conducted in the LILACS, Web of Science, MEDLINE / PubMed, CINAHAL and SCOPUS databases by crossing the descriptors: Cervical Neoplasms, radiotherapy, psychosocial impact, psycho-oncology, psychology and their respective interconnected synonyms by the Boolean Operator AND, with a time frame of the last five years. Results: After the analysis and synthesis of the data found, three categories of meanings emerged: Quality of life after radiotherapy for cervical cancer; Sexual dysfunction related to female pelvic radiotherapy and The impact of lymphedema of the lower limbs in the daily life of women. Final considerations: The study demonstrated that cervical cancer negatively affects women's quality of life, both physically and emotionally, in which sexual dysfunction and lymphedema seem to be linked.