Avaliação do conhecimento dos pacientes oncológicos sobre seu diagnóstico, tratamento e prognóstico

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Ano de defesa: 2017
Autor(a) principal: Guedes, Lara Regina Aguiar lattes
Orientador(a): Cury, Patrícia Maluf lattes
Banca de defesa: Pinto, Maria Helena, Pinto, Maria Jaqueline Coelho
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia::2588426296948062698::500
Departamento: Faculdade 2::Departamento 3::2806819863218485658::500
País: Brasil
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Link de acesso: http://bdtd.famerp.br/handle/tede/463
Resumo: The doctor-patient communication does not end with the disclosure of the diagnosis, it extends to the discussion of therapeutic planning and prognosis. However, due to the association of cancer diagnosis to death and suffering, and despite the patient’s right to know it, there are barriers to the disclosure of such information. Objective: investigate the patients’ awareness of their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in the Clinical Oncology sector of the Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto (HB). Method: 87 patients were interviewed between the second and third appointment of the clinical Oncology service. The second appointment was with the third-year residents of the medical residence program in Clinical Oncology. Two standardized instruments, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Questionnaire applied to cancer patients were used; as well as sociodemographic data and information about the service of the multi-professional team. Results: The participants were mostly men (71%), average age of 60; low level of education (illiterates 11,5% and 55,2% hasn’t completed middle school); diagnosed with colorectal cancer (26,4%), oral cavity (C00- C10, 12,6%) and lung (9,2%); clinical staging IV (49,4%); exclusive or combined chemotherapy treatment (94,2%); didn’t report any difficulty in understanding the disclosure of the diagnosis (91,9%) nor treatment (87,4%); felt capable (86,2%) and free (85%) to decide on the treatment; aware of the evolution of the disease (67,8%); wanted to obtain all the information about their disease (74,7%) and presented unlikely scores to anxiety and/or depression (74,7%). Conclusions: According to the results, the participants knew about their disease, treatment and prognosis, and presented low rates to anxiety and depression symptoms.