Publications by authors named "Ana Carvalho Fernandes"
Objectives: Recent studies on the quality of life in women with breast cancer show a high prevalence of signs and symptoms that should be the focus of palliative care (PC), leading us to question the current role they play in addressing breast cancer. Therefore, the objective of this review is to map the scope of available literature on the role of PC in the treatment of women with breast cancer.
Methods: This is a methodologically guided scoping review by the Joanna Briggs Institute and adapted to the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist for report writing.
Introduction: Currently, breast cancer ranks first among female malignancies; hence, there are strong recommendations for the early inclusion of these patients in palliative care. Palliative care aims to alleviate symptoms improving the quality of life of dying patients, an essential component of breast cancer care. This study aimed to map and synthesise the available evidence on palliative care for women with breast cancer and to discuss the review results with stakeholders.
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- * A study was conducted with 108 women to see if getting advice from nurses over the phone (called telenursing) could help improve their sexual function during treatment.
- * The results showed that women who received telenursing counseling had better sexual functioning compared to those who didn’t, highlighting that this support can improve their overall quality of life.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed the provision of palliative care (PC) services for women with breast cancer due to all the restrictions that came along with the virus.
Objective: To map the available evidence on the situation of PC in breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A scoping review was carried out based on the methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute.
Objective: To identify the strategies (interactive and educational) used by physicians and nurses in gynecology consultations and the length of consultations.
Method: We performed an exploratory descriptive study. A questionnaire was used to interview 5 health professionals working in a gynecology clinic (3 physicians and 2 nurses).
This reflective study presents the approach of the Nursing Palliative Care to the cancer patient without therapeutic possibility according to the Paterson and Zderad's Humanistic Nursing Theory. The palliative care aims to provide the patient without therapeutic possibility and his family better quality of life. When the nurse, in addition to delivering palliative care to the cancer patient, uses the Humanistic Theory, (s)he starts to recognize each person as a singular existence.
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