People with albinism and skin cancer: a descriptive study
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
12(suplementar)out. 2013.
Article
in English, Spanish, Portuguese
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-698488
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Albino people (PA) are more likely to become sunburned, to develop skin lesions and skin cancer then people without this condition. From the Right-to-Health perspective, this study will try to identify PA who have exceeded the skin cancer risk limits.Aims:
To identify PA with skin neoplasms; to describe their main characteristics; to find out about their therapeutic route; and to discuss healthcare from the PA's perspective.Method:
It is a descriptive study that has been developed in two complementary stages (i) a sectional study of the PA population who are receiving treatment at the dermatology ambulatory center of the study setting; (ii) this second stage has been carried out using a qualitative approach. The sources of data include medical reports and interviews with the PA participants. The quantitative data will be analyzed through the use of simple statistics. The semi-structured interviews will be transcribed and analyzed using the Content Analysis method. This study has been approved under protocol EEAN/HESFA/UFRJ, no 371.467...
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Skin Neoplasms
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Albinism
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Right to Health
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Nursing Care
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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