Objetivo: analisar a Qualidade de Vida de mulheres portadoras de câncer ginecológico e de mama, submetidas à quimioterapia antineoplásica há pelo menos um ano após o término do tratamento. Métodos: estudo descritivo, transversal, realizado em um Hospital de Clínicas. Utilizou-se questionário de dados sociodemográficos e clínicos e o WHOQOL-bref, para análise da qualidade de vida. Resultados: foram entrevistadas...
Objective: analyzing the quality of life of women with gynecologic and breast cancer, undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy for at least one year after treatment completion. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in a University Hospital. To analyze quality of life, a sociodemographic and clinical data questionnaire and WHOQOL-bref were used. Results: 30 women with an average age of 52 years w...
The oncotic cytology is a tracking test which can detect early cervical cancer. This retrospective study aimed to describe the frequency of the results of oncotic cytology exam collected in the years 2007 and 2008 in 16 municipalities belonging to the Regional Health Department VIII/São Paulo, using data from the Information System for Uterine Cervical Cancer. A descriptive analysis of 28,066 and 27,044 tests c...
The advances in Human Genetics are revolutionizing the understanding of health-illness, becoming a challenge and an impact on the expansion of the nursing role. The objective of this study was to identify the knowledge of the nursing team concerning the genetic abnormalities. This is an exploratory-descriptive and cross-sectional study accomplished through interviews with 171 professionals of the nursing team o...
This quantitative study was carried out with 358 puerperal women interned in a university hospital of Uberaba — MG, for three months. Its aim was to describe the intention of puerperal women regarding the use and type of contraceptive methods after birth, place of acquisition and source of orientation of such contraceptives. The data were obtained by means of a structured instrument and analyzed by descriptive ...
The oncotic cytology is a tracking test which can detect early cervical cancer. This retrospective study aimed to describe the frequency of the results of oncotic cytology exam collected in the years 2007 and 2008 in 16 municipalities belonging to the Regional Health Department VIII/São Paulo, using data from the Information System for Uterine Cervical Cancer. A descriptive analysis of 28,066 and 27,044 tests c...
The advances in Human Genetics are revolutionizing the understanding of health-illness, becoming a challenge and an impact on the expansion of the nursing role. The objective of this study was to identify the knowledge of the nursing team concerning the genetic abnormalities. This is an exploratory-descriptive and cross-sectional study accomplished through interviews with 171 professionals of the nursing team o...
Objective: analyzing the quality of life of women with gynecologic and breast cancer, undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy for at least one year after treatment completion. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in a University Hospital. To analyze quality of life, a sociodemographic and clinical data questionnaire and WHOQOL-bref were used. Results: 30 women with an average age of 52 years w...
The objective of this descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study was to examine self-care practices developed by pregnant women in a prenatal outpatient clinic. Ninety-nine pregnant women participated. The survey was conducted in a public outpatient clinic in Minas Gerais. A questionnaire was administered. The responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results indicated greater self-care in...
This descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study was performed with the objective to verify the knowledge and occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and access to treatment among female clients of an Elderly Health Center and their understanding, use and access to preventive methods. Data collection was performed using a structured form with 210 aged women at the Uberaba Elderly Health Center (U...