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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Autores: Faller, Jossiana Wilke, Brusnicki, Pedro Henrique, Zilly, Adriana, Brofman, Maria Célia Bezerra Ferrer Silva, Cavalhieri, Leila
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.
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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.