PAIN EVALUATION IN WOMEN WITH CERVICAL-UTERINE NEOPLASMS DURING BRACHYTHERAPY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.82535

Keywords:

Brachytherapy, Nursing, Pain Perception, Oncology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate pain intensity in women undergoing pelvic brachytherapy. Method: crosssectional, analytical, quantitative study conducted in an oncology institution (Santa Catarina/Brazil), including 97 women undergoing pelvic brachytherapy, with (group 1) or without (group 2) anesthetic sedation. Data collection between September 2018 to July 2019, by structured interview and in the patient’s medical record. Pain intensity assessed at five time points by visual analog scale. Analysis included frequency measures, chi-square test, adjusted standardized residuals analysis, generalized estimating equations, Bonferroni post-hoc test; significance level 0.05. Results: 51 women (52.6%) reported pain before brachytherapy, 73 (75.3%) after. At the removal of the applicators, group 1
reached 55.9% in the proportion of presence of pain, group 2, 36.8%. There was  significance of pain perception by moment/sedation (p<0.001). Conclusion: pain perception observed in most women. The results contributed to revision of the institutional protocol for intravenous sedation and better pain control.

Author Biographies

Luciana Martins da Rosa, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão do Cuidado de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Fernanda Lunardi, Hospital Universitário Polydoro Ernani de São Tiago, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira Residente. Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Alta Complexidade do Hospital Universitário Polydoro Ernani de São Tiago, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Maria Eduarda Hames, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Acadêmica do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Gisele Martins Miranda, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão do Cuidado em Enfermagem Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Maristela Jeci dos Santos, Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas

Enfermeira. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós- Gradução em Gestão do Cuidado em Enfermagem. Especialista em Oncologia e Estomaterapia. Gerente de Enfermagem do Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas.

María Angélica Arzuaga-Salazar, Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Antioquia.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora da Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Antioquia.

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Published

2022-04-06

How to Cite

Rosa, L. M. da, Lunardi, F., Hames, M. E., Miranda, G. M., Santos, M. J. dos, & Arzuaga-Salazar, M. A. (2022). PAIN EVALUATION IN WOMEN WITH CERVICAL-UTERINE NEOPLASMS DURING BRACHYTHERAPY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 27. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.82535

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Vol. 27 (2022)

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