WOMEN IN PELVIC BRACHITERAPY: (UN)KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL CARE AS MEANING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.68406Keywords:
Brachytherapy, Genital Neoplasms, Female, Nursing, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Personal Narrative.Abstract
Objective: to identify the meaning of brachytherapy in the narratives of women with genital
cancer.
Method: narrative research conducted at the Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas (Santa
Catarina/Brazil) with 32 women in pelvic brachytherapy. The narratives were collected,
between September 2017 and July 2018, using semi-structured interviews submitted to
content analysis.
Results: five thematic categories emerged from the speeches, in this study two of them are
presented: (Un)knowledge about brachytherapy and Care by the professional team, which
reveal the deficit of information about brachytherapy, the reports of other people negatively
influencing the meaning of the therapy and, on the other hand, the infrastructure, the service
of the team and the faith positively influencing.
Conclusion: the relevance of health education and professional care is evident, minimizing the
physical and emotional effects resulting from therapy, positively impacting women’s narratives.
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