Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices: Quality of Life and Body Image

Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices (TIVAD): Impact on Quality of Life and Body Image

Our hypothesis is that totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in neoplastic patients modify body image and self-representation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of psychological intervention on patients undergone this surgical practice.

Inclusion Criteria:

• neoplastic patients
• adults
• not visible demolitive interventions
• not psychopathological diagnosis
• language understanding

Exclusion Criteria:

• not neoplastic patients
• psychopathological diagnosis
• language misunderstanding