Quality of life and cancer: a systematic literature review

Authors

  • Fernanda da Cruz Bertan
  • Elisa Kern de Castro Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Keywords:

qualidade de vida, câncer, revisão de literatura

Abstract

The present study examined the published papers in Brazil about psychological aspects related to quality of life and cancer between 1998 - 2008. The papers collected were analyzed within ten categories: 1)Info basis; 2) Production type; 3) Method; 4) Author’s profession; 5) Participant’s gender; 6) Participants´ type of cancer; 7) Topics researched; 8) Regions of Brazil where the research was carried out; 9) Journal’s name; 10) Year of the publication. Results: most of the studies were indexed on SciELO, were empirical and employed quantitative method. Physicians published more about quality of life issue. Target population was female gender, and type of cancer most studied was female cancers. The impact of the disease and treatment on quality of life was the topic more studied. Most of the researches were carried out in the Southeast region in the years 2006-2007, and there was diversity in the journals.

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Author Biography

Elisa Kern de Castro, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Psicóloga, Doutora em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Universidade Autônoma de Madri), professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. Pesquisadora do CNPq

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Published

2010-01-07

How to Cite

Bertan, F. da C., & Castro, E. K. de. (2010). Quality of life and cancer: a systematic literature review. Psico, 40(3). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/5550

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Vol. 40 No. 3 (2009)

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