Effects of Cancer Treatment on the Comfort of Children and Adolescents with Cancer: A Scoping Review

Q3 Nursing

Aquichan Pub Date : 2022-10-24 DOI:10.5294/aqui.2022.22.4.4

Vagner José Lopes, Nen NalúAlves das Mercês, Silvia Francine Sartor, Marli Aparecida Rocha de Souza, L. Silva

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Objectives: To map and examine the scientific evidence concerning the effects of cancer treatment on the comfort of children and adolescents with cancer. Materials and Methods: This scoping review was carried out in the following electronic information resources: BVS, PubMed, Cinahl, SciVerse Scopus, Lilacs, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Two independent reviewers analyzed the studies’ relevance. Results: The search yielded 4,295 publications, of which 20 comprised the final sample. Following evidence mapping, the effects (20; 100 %) on comfort were found, and the most prevalent were pain (12; 60 %), fear (9; 45 %), nausea (5; 25 %), difficulty eating (4; 20 %), and distress (4; 20 %). Regarding the oncologic treatment modality, antineoplastic therapy prevailed in 11 (55 %) of the selected articles. Conclusions: Cancer treatment affects the comfort of children and adolescents with cancer, causing suffering and changing their well-being. It indicates the need to evaluate its impact and take nursing care measures to reduce complications and improve these patients’ adaptation to treatment.

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癌症治疗对癌症儿童青少年舒适度的影响：范围界定综述

目的:绘制和检查有关癌症治疗对儿童和青少年癌症患者舒适度影响的科学证据。材料和方法:本综述在以下电子信息资源中进行:BVS, PubMed, Cinahl, SciVerse Scopus, Lilacs, Web of Science和谷歌Scholar。两位独立评论家分析了这些研究的相关性。结果:搜索产生了4295份出版物，其中20份构成了最终样本。循证映射后，效应(20;(100%)，最常见的是疼痛(12;60%)，恐惧(9%;45%)，恶心(5%);25%)，进食困难(4%;20%)和苦恼(4;20%)。关于肿瘤治疗方式，抗肿瘤治疗在11篇(55%)文章中占主导地位。结论:癌症治疗影响儿童和青少年癌症患者的舒适度，造成痛苦并改变他们的幸福感。提示需要评估其影响并采取护理措施，以减少并发症，提高患者对治疗的适应。

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Aquichan NURSING-

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1.10

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期刊介绍： Aquichan, a journal of medical and health sciences from the field of health sciences and, more specifically, nursing, publishes articles resulting from investigations from a point of view of epistemology, evidence-based practice, chronic care, promotion and prevention. The articles are for the academic and scientific community, both in Colombia and abroad. The journal accepts original, previously unpublished papers in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, which are the product of a research or a review and which are not being evaluated by other scientific journals, either in print or electronic form.