The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) to explore and compare the symptom experience of seriously ill hospitalized cancer and noncancer patients near the end of life using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) and (2) to determine if the MSAS is a valid and useful measure of symptom distress for patients with noncancer conditions. This was a prospective cohort study of hospitaliz...

cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. fear of death, interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and lifestyle are all important issues to be faced. moreover, depressive disorders may impact the course of the disease and compliance. the cost and prevalence, the impairment caused and the diagnostic and therapeutic unce...

Taste alteration is a frequent and significant problem for patients with cancer. Taste alterations are defined as changes in the usual patterns of taste perception that are unique to the person experiencing the changes (Bender, 1999). Taste alterations may occur as a result of the cancer itself, treatment of the cancer, or other social and emotional factors. Alterations in taste are not a life-...

Abstract This study aimed to analyze the influence of socioeconomic factors on frequency diagnoses oral mucosal changes and number hospitalized patients with oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil. cross-sectional analyzed data from all Brazilian cities period 2011–2017. The Brazil were extracted Primary Care Information System (SIAB) National Cancer Institute (INCA) databases. evaluated Gini coefficie...

Background and Purpose: Over the past years, the role of fungi as a cause of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients has been accentuated. Candida species constitute an important group of fungi causing diseases in immunocompromised patients. Oropharyngeal candidiasis continues to be a prevalent infection in immunodeficient patients. In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence of o...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an invasive, predominant pathogen causing serious infections of the lower respiratory tract, the urinary tract, and wounds in hospitalized ill patients. Life threatening infections are usually polymicrobial, however P. aeruginosa occurs as a major determinant of these infections in the patients who immunocompromised after chemotherapy for cancer or immunosuppressive th...