Women with breast cancer taking chemotherapy: depression symptoms and treatment adherence

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Bianca Fresche De Souza¹  Jéssica Andrade De Moraes¹  Aline Inocenti¹  Manoel Antônio Dos Santos¹  Ana Elisa Bauer De Camargo Silva¹  Adriana Inocenti Miasso¹ 

关键词: Breast Neoplasms;    Drug Therapy;    Depression;    Medication Adherence;    Neoplasias da Mama;    Quimioterapia;    Depressão;    Adesão à Medicação;    Neoplasias de la Mama;    Quimioterapia;    Depresión;    Cumplimiento de la Medicación;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.3564.2491

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective to verify depressive symptoms and adherence to chemotherapy among women with breast cancer who are served by the Pharmacy of the Chemotherapy Center of a university hospital.METHOD: cross-sectional study with quantitative approach conducted with 112 women receiving chemotherapy. Structured interviews guided by a script addressing socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic information, the Morisky Test, and the Beck Depression Inventory were used to collect data.RESULTS: 12.50% and 1.78% of the patients experienced "moderate" and "severe" depression, respectively, while 10.59% did not use antidepressant medication. A statistically significant association was found between levels of depression and the use of antidepressants. Lack of adherence was identified in 46.43% of the participants.CONCLUSION: these findings show the need to regularly screen for depressive symptoms and for adherence to chemotherapy treatment among women with breast cancer, in order to provide early detection and appropriate treatment centered on patients, and to improve their quality of life.

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