[Evaluation of the anxiety state in patients receiving radioiodine treatment or who undergo a sentinel lymph node examination in the Nuclear Medicine Department]. / Valoración del estado de ansiedad de los pacientes que reciben un tratamiento con radioyodo o son sometidos a una exploración de ganglio centinela en el servicio de Medicina Nuclear.
Rev Esp Med Nucl
; 29(2): 63-72, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the presence of anxiety in patients referred to a Nuclear Medicine Department (NMD). MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A total of 148 patients were included 67 were referred for radioiodine therapy, 48 with hyperthyroidism (HT), 19 with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), and 81 were referred for detection and biopsy of the sentinel node in breast cancer (BC). The following documents were filled out personal data, a state-trait anxiety inventory, a scale of pre-disposing factors causing anxiety and an information questionnaire. Anxiety-predisposing factors and the influence of the information on the presence of anxiety were studied.RESULTS:
HT patients 47% had anxiety in the moment of the visit that was not related to the level of information received. The factor that worried them the most was the radioiodine administration. Being the first visit to a NMD significantly influenced (p<0.05) on the presence of anxiety. DTC patients 42% had anxiety in the moment of the visit not related to the level of information received. The factor that worried them the most was the illness itself. No factor had a significant influence on the presence of anxiety. BC patients 53% had anxiety in the moment of the visit that was not related to the level of information received. What worried them the most were the results. Having anxiety and/or depression significantly influenced (p<0.05) the presence of anxiety.CONCLUSION:
The quantity of information given before a procedure in a NMD does not influence on the presence of anxiety. Nevertheless, it is our duty to give the best possible information.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Radioterapia
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Carcinoma
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Cintilografia
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Biópsia de Linfonodo Sentinela
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Hipertireoidismo
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Radioisótopos do Iodo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Esp Med Nucl
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA NUCLEAR
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article