QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH WELL-DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CARCINOMA USING WHOQOL-100

Authors

  • Fernanda de Oliveira Furino Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Vanessa de Oliveira Furino Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar
  • Débora Gusmão Melo Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar
  • Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar
  • Victor Hugo Maion Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia
  • Carla Maria Ramos Germano Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.52038

Keywords:

Quality of life, Thyroid neoplasms, Thyroidectomy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health.

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the quality of life of patients under clinical monitoring due to well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma using the WHOQOL-100 questionnaire. A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken between March 2015 and March 2017 in São Carlos, SP, Brazil, evaluating 280 individuals, being 70 suffering from thyroid carcinoma and 210 controls, divided in ≤45 and >45 years. The results showed that the group with thyroid carcinoma ≤ 45 years presented impairments in the physical domain (p=0.0032) and in the level of independence (p<0.0001), and improvements in the environment domain (0.0138). The group with thyroid carcinoma > 45 years presented improvements in the environment domain (0.0002) and in the global quality of life (p=0.00146) in relation to the controls. These findings, resulting from a comprehensive analysis of the quality of life of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, can contribute to the understanding of the repercussions the disease and its treatment entail.

Author Biographies

Fernanda de Oliveira Furino, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Enfermagem pela UFSCAR e mestrado em ciências da Saúde pela UFSCAR

Vanessa de Oliveira Furino, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Enfermagem pela UFSCAR e mestrado em ciências da Saúde pela UFSCAR

Débora Gusmão Melo, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

Doutora em Ciências Biológicas. Professora associada do departamento de Medicina da UFSCar –São Carlos - SP – Brasil. 

Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

Doutora em Ciências. Professora adjunta do departamento de Medicina da UFSCar – São Carlos -SP – Brasil. 

Carla Maria Ramos Germano, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

Doutora em Ciências Médicas. Professora associada do departamento de Medicina da UFSCar - São Carlos - SP – Brasil

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Published

2017-09-28

How to Cite

Furino, F. de O., Furino, V. de O., Melo, D. G., de Avó, L. R. da S., Maion, V. H., & Maria Ramos Germano, C. (2017). QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH WELL-DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CARCINOMA USING WHOQOL-100. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.52038

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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