*Namie Okino Sawada,**Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva,**Carlos Eduardo Paiva,***Diego Prados Pe�±a,***Maria Molina,***Francisco Cruz Quintana
* Nursing School of Ribeir�£o Preto of University of S�£o Paulo, Brazil
** Cancer Hospital of Barretos, S�£o Paulo Brazil
*** University of Granada, Spain
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Cancer Sci Ther
Objective: To compare the HRQoL of patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in Brazil and Spain. Method: This is a quantitative, exploratory transversal study. The data were collected in Brazil in Cancer Hospital of Barretos and University Hospital San Cecilio in Granada Spain. Data were collected from October to December 2013 and used for data collection the characterization sociodemographic tools and EORTC QLQ C 30. Results: In both countries, the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics predominated sex female, white race, married state, elementary education degree, Catholic religion and the unskilled profession. Regarding clinical data found in both countries the prevalence of breast cancer, gynecological, colorectal and lymphomas, with time of diagnosis less than 6 months, surgery biopsy and organ removal and most did not undergo the radiotherapy treatment. The scores of HRQOL in EGS, FC and DP functions, were higher in the Brazilian sample, while the symptoms of fatigue, pain, dyspnea, insomnia, and diarrhea were more common in the Spanish population with statistically significant diferences. Conclusion: The evaluation results of HRQOL between the two countries have shown that the EGS, FC and the DP functions, were higher in the Brazilian population and the symptoms fatigue, pain, dyspnea, insomnia, and diarrhea were more present in the Spanish population with a statistically significant difference showing that the HRQOL of Brazilians were better than the Spanish.
Email: sawada@eerp.usp.br
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