title: [Characterization and functional capacity in women with breast cancer, gynaecological cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the social, demographic and clinical profile, and functional capacity of women diagnosed with gynecological cancer, breast cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease during chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal retrospective study that evaluated the records of women treated in hospital clinics from January 2000 to December 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  They evaluated the records of 438 women. The analysis showed that were not able to perform their daily activities, limited to the activities of self-care. Older patients had greater functional impairment during therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sample was women 41 to 50 years, diagnosed with breast cancer (50.9%) and made use of anthracycline based protocols (47%); the scores of the functional capacity of the sample fell from 78.22 to 73.57. It is evident that nursing care should focus on the control of signs and symptoms that impact the functional capacity of women under chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thaís Cristina
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lorena Campos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maurícia Brochado Oliveira
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sueli Riul
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D031901:Gestational Trophoblastic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult