Profile of the patients submitted to colonoscopy in a university hospital

Authors

  • Stephania Ferreira Borges Marcacini Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Elizabeth Barichello Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Maria Helena Barbosa Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.14.3.177111
Keywords: Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonoscopy, Food habits

Abstract

This research had the goal of analyzing the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, food habits, smoking, alcoholism, practice of physical exercises and abdominal symptoms of patients submitted to colonoscopy during the period from february to June, 2012. It was observed that in the 84 patients interviewed the symptoms of higher prevalence that led to indication of colonoscopy were abdominal pain in 39 (46.4%). From the interviewed ones five (6%) presented CRC and familial history of this carcinoma was reported by 18 (21.4%) and neoplasm in question appeared in five (6%) of respondents, smoking was present in 17 (20.2%) of the patients and alcoholic beverage consumption was denied by 26 (31%) of the interviewed ones. Related to practice of physical exercises 71 (84.5%) of the patients were insufficiently active.

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Author Biographies

Stephania Ferreira Borges Marcacini, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Mestre e não Setor Enfermeira Endoscopia Digestiva do Hospital Escola do / UFTM. Uberaba (MG). Brasil. E-mail: @ yahoo.com.br enf.fanny

Elizabeth Barichello, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Enfermagem Fundamental Doutora em. Professora adjunto do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM. Uberaba (MG). Brasil.

Maria Helena Barbosa, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Doutora em Saúde na fazer Adulto Enfermagem. Professora adjunto do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM. Uberaba (MG). Brasil.

 

 

Published
01-07-2015
How to Cite
[1]
Borges Marcacini, S.F. et al. 2015. Profile of the patients submitted to colonoscopy in a university hospital. Global Nursing. 14, 3 (Jul. 2015), 52–71. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.14.3.177111.
Issue
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2015): #39 - Julio
Section
Clínica

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