Meanings of quality of life held by patients with colorectal cancer in the context of chemotherapy

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Luciana Scatralhe Buetto¹  Marcia Maria Fontão Zago¹ 

关键词: Quality of Life Related to Health;    Chemotherapy;    Colorectal Neoplasms;    Anthropology Medical;    Anthropology;    Cultural;    Oncological Nursing;    Qualidade de Vida Relacionada a Saúde;    Quimioterapia;    Neoplasias Colorretais;    Antropologia Médica;    Antropologia Cultural;    Enfermagem Oncológica;    Calidad de Vida Relacionada a la Salud;    Quimioterapia;    Neoplasias Colorrectales;    Antropología Médica;    Antropología Cultural;    Enfermería Oncológica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.0455.2572

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: this study's aim was to interpret the meanings assigned to quality of life by patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy.METHOD: the ethnographic method and the medical anthropology theoretical framework were used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observations with 16 men and women aged from 43 to 75 years old undergoing chemotherapy in a university hospital.RESULTS: the meanings and senses describe biographical ruptures, loss of normality of life, personal and social suffering, and the need to respond to chemotherapy's side effects; chemotherapy is seen as a transitional stage for a cure. Quality of life is considered unsatisfactory because the treatment imposes personal and social limitations and QoL is linked to resuming normal life.CONCLUSIONS: the meanings show the importance of considering sociocultural aspects in the conceptualization and assessment of quality of life.

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