Elderly's profile affected by cancer in palliative care at home
The aim of this work was to identify the sociodemographic profile of seniors in CP treated at home. Quantitative and descriptive research, that was done in January (2015), in Foz do Iguaçu, PR, using a structured instrument. From 321 medical records analyzed, was a predominance of men over 70 years,...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositório: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/31612 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/31612 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Enfermagem Cuidados Paliativos Oncologia. Enfermería Cuidados paliativos Oncología médica. Nursing Palliative Care Medical Oncology. |
| Resumo: | The aim of this work was to identify the sociodemographic profile of seniors in CP treated at home. Quantitative and descriptive research, that was done in January (2015), in Foz do Iguaçu, PR, using a structured instrument. From 321 medical records analyzed, was a predominance of men over 70 years, low education, with prostate cancer, treated, in use of paracetamol and codeine. It was concluded that this study might contribute to improving and creating new proposals for health action for this population.Keywords: Nursing; Palliative Care; Medical Oncology. |
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