Characterization of fatigue under the affective dimension of the pipe scale reviewed in women with breast neoplasia undergoing chemotherapy treatment

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
10
Article ID: 
19952
4 pages
Research Article

Characterization of fatigue under the affective dimension of the pipe scale reviewed in women with breast neoplasia undergoing chemotherapy treatment

Cristina Albuquerque Douberin, Liniker Scolfild Rodrigues da Silva, Talita Munique de Melo Rodrigues, Edivaldo Bezerra Mendes Filho, Adriana Maria dos Santos, Taynan da Silva Cosntantino, Thayná da Silva Constantino, Evelim Paloma Figueira de Lima, Bruna Kathiely Meneses da Silva, Marília Guilherme Silva Guimarães, Mércia Santos de Lima, Leônidas Moreira do Valle Neto and Rayane Gomes de Barros

Abstract: 

Objective: This study aims to characterize fatigue in women with breast neoplasia submitted to chemotherapy treatment under the affective dimension of the Piper Scale - Reviewed.Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach and it was carried out in the Outpatient Unit of a specialized clinic in Mammary Pathology of the Pernambuco Cancer Hospital (PCH). The data collection procedure was carried out by signing the Free and Informed Consent Term (FICT) and later responded to the collection instrument at Piper's Fatigue Scale - Revised.Results: The results of the study revealed that the destructive characteristic of fatigue, presented higher mean (6.40), as well as higher level of fatigue (prevalence) felt by the patients. 25.6% of the women described their fatigue with the maximum value of the scale, that is, as this unpleasant. It was observed that 80 patients (25.2%) outlined their fatigue as being more negative, thus marking the maximum extreme (ten) of the series. Conclusion: In view of this, it is necessary to have strategies to relieve the symptoms affected by the treatment.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.19952.09.2020
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