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Objetivo: descrever o impacto da radiodermatite na estética corporal em pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço submetidos à radioterapia. Método: estudo exploratório descritivo, do tipo série de casos, realizado no ambulatório de radioterapia de um hospital de ensino. Foram incluídos dez pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço que foram submetidos à radioterapia no período de 2015 a 2017. A coleta dos dados foi realizada com instrumento construído para esse fim e por meio de registro fotográfico. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva, apresentando-se o cálculo da frequência. Resultados: todos os pacientes apresentaram sinais característicos de radiodermatite, principalmente os sinais clínicos de epilação (nos homens), hiperpigmentação e descamação seca, que afetam a estética corporal. Conclusão: a estética corporal dos pacientes acompanhados foi alterada em decorrência dos sinais clínicos da radiodermatite. Destaca-se a importância de avaliar essas alterações em pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço submetidos à radioterapia.
Objective: to describe the impact of radiodermatitis on body aesthetics in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Method: this is an exploratory descriptive case series study conducted at the radiotherapy outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital. Ten patients with head and neck cancer who underwent radiotherapy from 2015 to 2017 were included. Data collection was performed with an instrument designed for this purpose and through photographic record. Data was analyzed descriptively, presenting the calculation of frequency. Results: all patients presented characteristic signs of radiodermatitis, mainly the clinical signs of epilation (in men), hyperpigmentation and dry scaling, which affect body aesthetics. Conclusion: the body aesthetics of the followed patients was altered as a result of the clinical signs of radiodermatitis. It is important to evaluate these changes in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy.
Objetivo: describir impacto de la radiodermatitis en la estética corporal en pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello sometidos a radioterapia. Método: estudio exploratorio descriptivo, del tipo serie de casos, realizado en ambulatorio de radioterapia de un hospital de enseñanza. Incluidos diez pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello que fueron sometidos a radioterapia entre 2015 y 2017. Recolecta de datos fue realizada con instrumento construido para ese fin y mediante registro fotográfico. Los datos fueron analizados de manera descriptiva, presentándose el cálculo de la frecuencia. Resultados: todos los pacientes presentaron síntomas característicos de radiodermatitis, principalmente síntomas clínicos de epilación (en los hombres), hiperpigmentación y descamación seca, que afectan la estética corporal. Conclusión: la estética corporal de los pacientes acompañados fue alterada en decurso de los síntomas clínicos de la radiodermatitis. Se destaca la importancia de evaluar esas alteraciones en pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello sometidos a radioterapia.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adulto Jovem , Radiodermite/psicologia , Imagem Corporal/psicologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/radioterapiaRESUMO
CONTEXT: In the oncology field, quality of life (QoL) is recognized as an essential component. However, few studies have evaluated radiotherapy (RT) and its adverse events, specifically radiodermatitis. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of radiodermatitis severity on QoL of women with breast cancer (BC) throughout RT. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted with 100 BC patients evaluated weekly during RT. The Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group scale were used. The generalized estimated equations were used to examine the association between the total score of QoL and their domains, time of RT, and the radiodermatitis score, controlled by confounding factors. Estimated marginal means and 95% CIs were compared pairwise by applying Sequential Sidak. RESULTS: The total QoL score and their domains (work/school, leisure, daily activities, symptoms, and feelings) were significantly associated with the evaluation times of RT (P < 0.001), the radiodermatitis score (P ≤ 0.002), and the interaction between timing (T) of treatment and radiodermatitis score (P < 0.001). When assessing post hoc, it was identified that the worst QoL scores were in the presence of Grade 3 (mean = 6.00) in T3 and Grade 4 (6.50; 7.00) in T5 and T6, respectively, and this difference was statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: RT negatively influenced the QoL of women with BC, with the greatest impact resulting from severe radiodermatitis. Actions aimed at minimizing the impairment on QoL need to be adopted to make this exhausting process less traumatic and easier to complete.