The functional use of the arms of patients with breast cancer after surgical treatment and their behaviors to prevent lymphedema-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The functional use of the arms of patients with breast cancer after surgical treatment and their behaviors to prevent lymphedema

Published:2023-03-07 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1303-6610
Container-title:Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Author:

ÇOLAK Hava¹^ORCID,KIZILIRMAK Aynur²^ORCID,KARADAĞ Songül³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. ERCIYES UNIVERSITY

2. NEVSEHIR HACI BEKTAS VELI UNIVERSITY

3. ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the functional use of the arms of patients with breast cancer after surgical treatment and their behaviors to prevent lymphedema. Material and Methods: The study was conducted with 125 patients. The data were collected by using the Patient Information Form and the Turkish version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire-DASH. Chi square, Fisher exact and Independent-Samples t test were used for statistical evaluation of the data. Results: Lymphedema was detected in 21% of the women with breast cancer after surgical treatment. There was no significant difference between exercise status and lymphedema development of the women, but there was a significant difference between exercise duration and the presence of lymphedema (p

Publisher

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Dergisi

Subject

Computer Networks and Communications,Hardware and Architecture,Software

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