CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2018; 40(05): 260-265
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646921
Original Article
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Functioning in Women with Cervical Cancer in Brazil: the Perspective of Experts

Funcionalidade em mulheres com câncer do colo do útero no Brasil: perspectiva dos especialistas
Luciana Castaneda
1   Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
,
Anke Bergmann
2   Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
,
Shamyr Castro
3   Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
,
Rosalina Koifman
4   Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Publication History

25 October 2017

24 January 2018

Publication Date:
09 May 2018 (online)

Abstract

Objective The objective of this study was to identify the perspective of the specialists about functioning in women with cervical cancer (CC).

Methods A study was conducted with specialists using the Delphi methodology. The specialist contacts were found in oncology organizations and associations, as well as in a referral hospital in the treatment of CC. The questions that the experts answered covered the biopsychosocial domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Results Twenty-five specialists participated in the study. The experts' responses generated 485 significant concepts. The categories that presented the highest frequencies of reporting by the specialists were health services, systems and policies; structure of the reproductive system; health professionals and sexual function.

Conclusion Regarding the perception of the specialists, this study concluded that 24 categories of ICF are the most relevant in the context of functioning in women with CC. The results suggest that the biopsychosocial perspective was incorporated in the experts' perceptions about the functioning phenomenon in women with CC in Brazil.

Resumo

Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a perspectiva dos especialistas sobre o contexto da funcionalidade em mulheres com câncer do colo do útero (CCU).

Métodos foi realizado um estudo com especialistas utilizando a metodologia Delphi. As informações para contatar os especialistas foram obtidas em organizações e associações de oncologia, assim como em um hospital de referência no tratamento do CCU. As perguntas que os especialistas responderam abrangeram os domínios biopsicossociais da Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde (CIF).

Resultados Participaram do estudo 25 especialistas. As respostas dos especialistas geraram 485 conceitos significativos. As categorias que apresentaram as maiores frequências de relato pelos especialistas foram os serviços, sistemas e políticas de saúde; estrutura do sistema reprodutivo; profissionais de saúde e função sexual.

Conclusão quanto à percepção de especialistas, este estudo concluiu que 24 categorias da CIF são as mais relevantes no contexto da funcionalidade em mulheres com CCU. Os resultados sugerem que a perspectiva biopsicossocial foi incorporada na percepção que os especialistas têm sobre o fenômeno da funcionalidade em mulheres com CCU no Brasil.

 
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