Profile of women undergoing chemotherapy in a city in southern Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769210530Keywords:
Neoplasms, Drug therapy, Women, Nursing, Health profileAbstract
Aim: to describe the profile of women undergoing chemotherapy in an oncology service of a teaching hospital in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Method: descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted from March to June in 2010. The participants were 117 women. Data analysis was frequencial. Results: the predominant features were: elderly women, white, unmarried, who studied for five to eight years, with some religious belief, retired, with low income, and from the city where the study originated. Hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity. The use of tobacco and the ingestion of mate in high temperature were the modifiable risk factors. In regards to the types of cancer, breast cancer was the most prevalent. Conclusion: this study helped to identify the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of women with cancer, enabling specific actions targeting this population.Downloads
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