title: Social impairment of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the impairment of social and emotional domains of hospitalized patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cells transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  an observational, longitudinal study with 25 participants evaluated in the period of pre-transplant, pancytopenia and pre-hospital discharge between September 2013 and September 2014, in a reference hospital for this treatment modality in Brazil. Two international instruments were used, both of which translated and adapted to Portuguese (Brazil): Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 and Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy - Bone Marrow Transplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  patients have shown a statistically significant decrease in the social domain, and stability of the emotional function along the course of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  hematopoietic stem cell transplantation changes the social function of patients with hematologic cancer during hospitalization stage. Thus, patients should receive guidance addressing the social domain in order that it can be less affected.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vanessa da
authors.initials: Vd
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sibéli de Fátima Ferraz Simão
authors.initials: Sde F
authors.lastname: Proença
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angela da Costa Barcellos
authors.initials: Ada C
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pontes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Puchalski
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kalinke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057566:Self Report; D012934:Social Isolation; D055815:Young Adult