Abstract
To evaluate the quality of life and the influence of sociodemographic and clinical variables in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional study. Two instruments were used: sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy Head Neck (FACT-HN). Results: 170 respondents, 60.6% male, 51.2% married, with laryngeal cancer being the most found (34.7%) of the total sample, 78.8% underwent surgical procedures. In FACT-HN, the variables that showed significance were: educational level, professional activity and salary income. Only in the subscale additional head and neck cancer specific concerns (HNSC) were significant: type of cancer, staging, chemotherapy and surgical treatment. Conclusions: The research contributes by showing that predictive factors of quality of life are also socioeconomic issues and not just clinical issues related to the therapeutic approach. Assistance planning is essential to provide support for rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
Highlights
Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD), with emphasis on diseases of the circulatory system, neoplasms, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, correspond to 36 million (63%) of deaths and illness in the world population
In Brazil, these diseases account for 72% of the causes of death, with 16.3% corresponding to neoplasms, affecting more intensively individuals belonging to vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and those with low education and income (MALTA et al, 2014)
A result of 107 patients was interviewed with Head and neck cancer (HNC)
Summary
Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD), with emphasis on diseases of the circulatory system, neoplasms, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, correspond to 36 million (63%) of deaths and illness in the world population. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 80% of deaths from CNCDs occur in low or middle income countries (BRASIL, 2011; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2014). In Brazil, these diseases account for 72% of the causes of death, with 16.3% corresponding to neoplasms, affecting more intensively individuals belonging to vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and those with low education and income (MALTA et al, 2014). It is estimated that in 2030 the global cancer incidence will be 27 million cases and the number of deaths will reach 17 million annually. The most frequent neoplasms are: prostate, female breast, colon and rectum, lung and cervix (BRASIL, 2019)
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