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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the impact of oral health on quality of life and to examine the association with sociodemographic, clinical staging and dental variables in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods This is an observational cross-sectional study with sample composed of 89 women treated at a Reference Hospital in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, between January and December 2012. Two scripts in the form of interviews were used, one to record participants' information; and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), to evaluate the impacts produced by the oral condition on quality of life. Descriptive analysis of data was performed. The comparison of the percentage of the impact dimensions with independent variables was tested by the chi-square test or the Fisher exact test, when appropriate. To assess the strength of association between exposure and event, odds ratio was calculated. Significance level of 5% was adopted. Results The impact was 28.1%, there was a statistically significant association with variables income (p = 0.039) and reason for the visit to the oral health professional (p = 0.012). Conclusion Studies on quality of life of cancer patients are of fundamental importance for understanding the impact of oral health problems on quality of life.
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o impacto produzido por problemas bucais na qualidade de vida; e examinar a associação com as variáveis sociodemográficas, odontológicas e de estadiamento clínico em mulheres com diagnóstico de câncer de mama. Métodos Estudo observacional transversal. Amostra composta por 89 mulheres atendidas em um hospital de referência em Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil, entre janeiro e dezembro de 2012. Utilizaram-se dois roteiros na forma de entrevista, um para registro das informações das participantes; e o Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), para avaliar os impactos produzidos pela condição bucal sobre a qualidade de vida. Realizou-se análise descritiva dos dados. A comparação dos percentuais das dimensões do impacto com as variáveis independentes foi verificada pelo teste qui-quadrado ou pelo teste exato de Fisher, quando apropriado. Para avaliar a força da associação entre evento e exposição, calculou-se o odds ratio. Adotou-se o nível de significância de 5%. Resultados O impacto foi de 28,1%, houve associação estatisticamente significante com as variáveis renda (p=0,039) e motivo da visita ao profissional de saúde bucal (p=0,012). Conclusão Estudos sobre qualidade de vida em pacientes oncológicos são de fundamental importância na compreensão do impacto dos problemas bucais em sua vida.
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Objective: To evaluate the impact of oral problems on the quality of life of women before and during chemotherapy for breast cancer. Material and Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted on women with breast cancer at a Hospital reference, Espírito Santo, Brazil from January 2012 to January 2013. Assessment was performed at three time-points, the first before the onset of therapeutic intervention, the second after the first chemotherapy session, and the third after the second chemotherapy session. The volunteers were assessed using interviews that included the application of the subjective indicator Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). The data were subjected to descriptive analysis based on tables of absolute and percentage frequencies relative to the OHIP-14 dimensions. McNemar's test assessed the direction of discordance, and the Kappa test measured the levels of concordance among the three assessments. The significance level was established at 5%. Results: The percent frequency of the impact of oral problems on the quality of life increased from the first (27%) to the second (49%) time-point, and functional limitation (p=0.001), physical pain (p=0.039), and physical disability (p=0.039) were statistically significant. Conclusion: Oral problems exerted a substantial impact on the volunteers' quality of life before the onset of chemotherapy, and quality of life became poorer after the onset of treatment. Patients with breast cancer require specific oral care and should be monitored before, during, and after anticancer treatment to minimize the deleterious effects of chemotherapy and improve their quality of life.