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Ana Carolina Lima Ramos Cardoso1, Diego Dias de Araújo2, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca3
1MSc, Technical Manageress, Hope Oncologia, Coronel Fabriciano, MG, Brazil. Doctoral student, Departamento de Enfermagem Básica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Objectives:
to estimate the prevalence of impaired tactile sensory perception, identify risk factors, and establish a risk prediction model among adult patients receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy.
Method:
historical cohort study based on information obtained from the medical files of 127 patients cared for in the cancer unit of a private hospital in a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistics, with survival and multivariate analysis by Cox regression.
Results:
57% of the 127 patients included in the study developed impaired tactile sensory perception. The independent variables that caused significant impact, together with time elapsed from the beginning of treatment up to the onset of the condition, were: bone, hepatic and regional lymph node metastases; alcoholism; palliative chemotherapy; and discomfort in lower limbs.
Conclusion:
impaired tactile sensory perception was common among adult patients during chemotherapy, indicating the need to implement interventions designed for early identification and treatment of this condition.
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