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Emotional distress in portuguese cancer patients: The use of the emotion thermo...
Silva, S.; Paredes, T.; Teixeira, R.J.; Brandão, Tânia; Dimitrovova, Klara; Marques, Diogo; Sousa, Joana; Leal, Monick; Dias, Albina; Neves, CaroleCancer patients may experience significant distress. The “Emotion Thermometers” (ETs) are a short visual analogue scale used to screen patients for psychosocial risk. This study aimed to assess emotional distress in a large sample of cancer patients attending psychological services at an non-governmental organization (NGO), and to explore factors that may contribute to it. The ETs were answered by 899 cancer pa...
Telemonitoring as an extension of postoperative care in intestinal ostomy patients
Magalhães, Ana Patrícia Ferreira; Almeida, Priscila Francisca; Poçâs, Claudia Regina Menezes da Rocha; Marques, Graciete SaraivaObjective: To identify the sociodemographic and health profiles and the need for guidance in the postoperative period of patients undergoing surgery to make an intestinal ostomy in a University Hospital in the State of Rio de Janeiro, as well as to propose the implementation of a telemonitoring service. Methodology: this is a descriptive, exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The sample consisted of...