Buetto Luciana Scatralhe, Zago Marcia Maria Fontão
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2015 May-Jun;23(3):427-34. doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.0455.2572. Epub 2015 Jul 3.
this study's aim was to interpret the meanings assigned to quality of life by patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
the ethnographic method and the medical anthropology theoretical framework were used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observations with 16 men and women aged from 43 to 75 years old undergoing chemotherapy in a university hospital.
the meanings and senses describe biographical ruptures, loss of normality of life, personal and social suffering, and the need to respond to chemotherapy's side effects; chemotherapy is seen as a transitional stage for a cure. Quality of life is considered unsatisfactory because the treatment imposes personal and social limitations and QoL is linked to resuming normal life.
the meanings show the importance of considering sociocultural aspects in the conceptualization and assessment of quality of life.
本研究旨在解读接受化疗的结直肠癌患者赋予生活质量的意义。
采用人种志方法和医学人类学理论框架。通过对一家大学医院中16名年龄在43至75岁之间接受化疗的男性和女性进行半结构化访谈和参与观察来收集数据。
这些意义和感受描述了人生经历的断裂、生活常态的丧失、个人和社会层面的痛苦，以及应对化疗副作用的必要性；化疗被视为治愈过程的一个过渡阶段。生活质量被认为不尽人意，因为治疗带来了个人和社会层面的限制，且生活质量与恢复正常生活相关联。
这些意义表明在生活质量的概念化和评估中考虑社会文化因素的重要性。
