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. 2022 Apr;44(4):343-351.
doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1742681. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Emotional and Clinical Aspects Observed in Women with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: A Multidisciplinary Action

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Emotional and Clinical Aspects Observed in Women with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: A Multidisciplinary Action

Ana Carolina Gomes França et al. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the emotional and clinical aspects observed in women with gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) followed-up in a reference center (RC) by a multidisciplinary team.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of the clinical records of 186 women with GTD and of the emotional aspects (EA) observed in these women by a team of psychologists and reported by the 389 support groups conducted from 2014 to 2018.

Results: The women were young (mean age: 31.2 years), 47% had no living child, 60% had planned the pregnancy, and 50% participated in two or more SG. Most women (n = 137; 73.6%) reached spontaneous remission of molar gestation in a median time of 10 weeks and had a total follow-up time of seven months. In the group of 49 women (26.3%) who progressed to gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), time to remission after chemotherapy was 18 weeks, and total follow-up time was 36 months. EA included different levels of anxiety and depression, more evident in 9.1% of the women; these symptoms tended to occur more frequently in women older than 40 years (p = 0.067), less educated (p = 0.054), and whose disease progressed to GTN (p = 0.018), as well as in those who had to undergo multi-agent chemotherapy (p = 0.028) or hysterectomy (p = 0.001) adjuvant to clinical treatment.

Conclusion: This study found several EA in association with all types of GTD. It also highlights the importance of specialized care only found in a RC, essential to support the recovery of the mental health of these women.

Objetivo: Avaliar aspectos emocionais e clínicos observados em mulheres com doença trofoblástica gestacional (DTG) acompanhadas em um centro de referência (CR), por equipe multiprofissional. MéTODO: Estudo de coorte retrospectivo nos prontuários clínicos de 186 mulheres com DTG, e dos aspectos emocionais (AE) observados nessas mulheres pela equipe de psicólogas e registrados nos 389 grupos de apoio (GAs), ocorridos de 2014 a 2018.

Resultados: As pacientes eram jovens (idade média 31,2 anos), 47% sem filhos vivos, 60% tinham desejado ou planejado esta gravidez e 50% delas participaram de dois ou mais GAs. A maioria (n = 137–73,6%) apresentou remissão espontânea da gestação molar com mediana de 10 semanas e um tempo total de seguimento de 7 meses. Quarenta e nove mulheres (26,3%) evoluíram para neoplasia trofoblástica gestacional (NTG); a mediana para atingir a remissão após tratamento com quimioterapia foi de 19 semanas e o tempo total de seguimento foi de 36 meses. Os AE incluíram variados graus de ansiedade e depressão, mais evidentes em 9,1% das nossas pacientes; tais AE tenderam a ocorrer mais em mulheres com idade acima de 40 anos (p = 0,067), com menor escolaridade (p = 0,054), com evolução para NTG (p = 0,018), e nas que necessitaram de tratamento quimioterápico com regime de múltiplos agentes (p = 0,028), ou de histerectomia complementar ao tratamento clínico (p = 0,001). CONCLUSãO: Este estudo mostrou presença de vários AE associados em todos os tipos de DTG. Destaca também a importância de um atendimento psicológico especializado, somente encontrado nos CR, que é essencial para ajudar na recuperação da saúde mental dessas mulheres.

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