Professional or household performance of patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy

• Published in: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (1992) 2009-03, Vol.55 (2), p.158-162
• Main Authors: Martins, Lourdes Conceição, Ferreira Filho, Celso, Del Giglio, Auro, Munhoes, Daniela Armonia, Trevizan, Lígia Lopes Balsalobre, Herbst, Lívia Grigoriitchuk, Viera, Mariana da Cunha, Taranto, Patrícia, Pachon, Susy Cunha
• Format: Magazinearticle
• Language: Portuguese
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Activities of Daily Living; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Employment - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiologic Methods; Fatigue - etiology; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Nausea - etiology
• ISSN: 0104-4230
• DOI: 10.1590/S0104-42302009000200019

Evaluate patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy with respect to their epidemiologic and clinical variables as well as performance at work or at home. this was a cross-sectional study including 52 women interviewed during breast cancer chemotherapy, stratified in two groups: those who continued to work and do household tasks, and did not continue to work or do household tasks. Patients were from two public hospitals in the State of São Paulo, one in Santo Andre and the other in São Bernardo do Campo. The WPAI - GH (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment) questionnaire was used to evaluate work and household performance of professionals or housewives, respectively. Mean age of the patients was 55.7 (SD=13.8), most were Caucasian (88.5%), married (55.8%), employed (65.3%) and the majority had to stop working because of treatment (51.0%), at more advanced stage (p