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Cuidado à pessoa com ferida oncológica: educação permanente em enfermagem mediada por tecnologias educacionais

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 40 (), 2019
Resumo OBJETIVO Reconhecer as tecnologias educacionais utilizadas no processo de atualização dos enfermeiros no cuidado à pessoa com ferida oncológica de cabeça e pescoço. MÉTODOS Pesquisa qualitativa, exploratório-descritiva. Realizada com 12 enfermeiros, em um centro de referência oncológic...

Orientações odontológicas aos pacientes submetidos à quimioterapia antineoplásica

RFO UPF; 24 (3), 2019
Objetivo: este trabalho propõe condutas bucais aos pacientes com indicação quimioterápica, a partir de uma revisão de literatura, visto que o paciente é pouco orientado em muitos casos. Material e métodos: a busca foi realizada a partir da base de dados PubMed/Medline. Apenas estudos observacionai...

Head and neck cancer: validation of a data collection instrument

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: construct and validate the content of an instrument to collect data from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) served in a specialty clinic. Method: methodological study consisting of four steps. The first step consisted in the preparation of the instrument using databases and th...

Cáncer orofaríngeo y virus del papiloma humano en cabeza y cuello: relaciones fisiopatológicas y epidemiológicas

Resumen El Virus del Papiloma Humano (VPH) es una enfermedad diagnóstico frecuente, transmitida por contacto entre piel y mucosas. Se han descrito múltiples relaciones etiológicas con neoplasias en órganos del sistema genital y reproductor y a nivel de cabeza y cuello. Éste se ha agrupado y caracter...

Cáncer de cabeza y cuello: validación de cuestionario QLQ-H& N35

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: Head and neck cancer affects esthetic and anatomical parameters, causing pain and functional impotence, affecting vital functions such as eating and breathing, hampering the quality of life of patients. EORTCQLQ-C30 questionnaire with its supplementary module QLQ-H & N35 evaluates the qua...

A novel method to evaluate salivary flow rates of head and neck cancer patients after radiotherapy: a pilot study

Abstract Introduction The procedure used to evaluate salivary flow rate is called sialometry. It can be performed through several techniques, but none appears to be really efficient for post-radiotherapy patients. Objective To adequate sialometry tests for head and neck cancer patients submitted to rad...

Cuidado clínico ao homem em cirurgia oncológica do trato aerodigestivo superior com necessidade de saúde e qualidade de vida

Esta tese tem como objeto identificar a necessidade de cuidado e qualidade de vida de homens em tratamento cirúrgico oncológico do trato aerodigestivo superior. Trata-se da identificação das necessidades de cuidado e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dos homens antes e após o tratamento cirúr...

Translation and adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Lymphedema Rating Scale in Head and Neck Cancer

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: Translate to brazilian portuguese, culturally adapt and test the rating and classification scales of cervicofacial lymphedema of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Head and Neck Lymphedema Protocol (MDACC HNL) in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. Methods: The proces...

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Shame and Stigma Scale (SSS) into Portuguese (Brazil) to evaluate patients with head and neck cancer

Abstract Introduction: Head and neck cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide and its treatment may involve surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. The surgical procedure may cause mutilating sequelae, that can alter patient self-image. Thus, head and neck cancer is often...

Relationship between nutritional status and the clinical outcomes of patients with and without neoplasms according to multiple correspondence analysis

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND For many years, many studies have reported undesirable outcomes that may occur during the hospital stay of patients diagnosed with malnutrition or even at some nutritional risk. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between nutritional status and clinical outcomes during hospita...