Open AccessCervical cancer and quality of life: an integrative review
Author(s) -
Ana Hélia de Lima Sardinha,
Thayane Costa Ferreira,
Joelson dos Santos Almeida,
Alynne Radoyk Silva Lopes,
Lívia Alessandra Gomes Aroucha,
Cassandra Mirtes Andrade Rego Barros,
Mírian Cristina Gomes Costa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bioscience journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1981-3163
pISSN - 1516-3725
DOI - 10.14393/bj-v36n5a2020-49902
Subject(s) - scielo , quality of life (healthcare) , cervical cancer , medline , medicine , public health , disease , gerontology , inclusion (mineral) , cancer , psychology , nursing , pathology , social psychology , political science , law
To analyze the publications regarding the quality of life of women with cervical cancer. This is an integrative review performed in the indexed LILACS, MEDLINE and SCIELO databases. The descriptors “Quality of Life” AND “Cervical Neoplasms”, “Quality of Life” AND “Woman's Health” and “Woman's Health” AND “Cervical Neoplasms” were used, in which articles published in the period from 2010-2018 that met the inclusion criteria were selected. The research resulted in three articles in Lilacs, three in Medline, and five in Scielo, totaling 11 articles. The research used three questionnaires, such as EORTC QLQ-C30, WHOQOL-bref, and FACT-Cx. These instruments are the most widely used today to measure the quality of life and health conditions in broad aspects. It was observed that cervical cancer positively affects women's quality of life in social and emotional aspects. Quality of life, although with a positive evaluation, should encourage the formulation of public health policies aimed at improving this target audience's quality of life. The discovery of the disease brings several fears, including the thought of death. In addition, it has a physical and psychological impact on these women's lives.