Symptoms of depression in patients with cancer of the head and neck undergoing radiotherapy treatment: a prospective study


Autoria(s): de Paula, Juliana Maria; Sonobe, Helena Megumi; Nicolussi, Adriana Cristina; Fontao Zago, Marcia Maria; Sawada, Namie Okino
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

21/10/2013

21/10/2013

2012

Resumo

This study aimed to investigate the frequency of symptoms of depression in patients with cancer of the head and neck undergoing radiotherapy treatment, in the initial, middle and final stages of the treatment. This is a prospective exploratory quantitative study of 41 patients with head and neck cancer, undergoing radiotherapy treatment in the Oncology Outpatient Clinic of the Beneficencia Portuguese Hospital of Ribeirao Preto. Data were collected through the Beck Depression Inventory instrument, and analyzed quantitatively by means of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Symptoms of dysphoria were found to increase throughout the treatment, as well as the number of patients with depression. The results show the importance for the healthcare professionals to detect the prevalence and the levels of the symptoms of depression, since these symptoms tend to increase and may lead to consequences such as a lack of adherence to treatment and a decrease in the quality of life of these patients.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)

Identificador

REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE ENFERMAGEM, RIBEIRAO PRETO, v. 20, n. 2, supl., Part 1-2, pp. 362-368, MAR-APR, 2012

0104-1169

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/35249

10.1590/S0104-11692012000200020

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000200020

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eng

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UNIV SAO PAULO, ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DE RIBEIRAO PRETO

RIBEIRAO PRETO

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REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE ENFERMAGEM

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openAccess

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Palavras-Chave #RADIOTHERAPY #DEPRESSION #HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS #EARLY BREAST-CANCER #QUALITY-OF-LIFE #ANXIETY #STATE #MOOD #NURSING
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article

original article

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