Avaliação funcional de situações ansiogênicas relativas à Covid-19 em mulheres com neoplasias em fase de remissão

Abstract

With the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, protective measures were indicated by health bodies at a global level, and several groups were identified as at risk for the disease, including patients undergoing cancer treatment. Considering the scarcity of studies associating the variables, women with neoplasms in the remission phase, anxiety and the context of the pandemic, the present investigation aimed to explore possible functional relationships between behaviors related to anxiety in women in the remission phase of neoplasms in the context of the pandemic. of Covid-19. Seven women, aged between 46 and 51 years, participated in Phase 1, and two followed to Phase 2. The instruments used in Phase 1 were: Sociodemographic questionnaire and DASS-2 self-administered scale. In Phase 2, the following instruments were used with the two participants who completed the survey: potentially aversive situations script, self-monitoring record, and functional assessment table. The result of the functional assessments showed a predominance of behaviors possibly maintained by negative reinforcement, mainly related to social contexts.