The relation of lymphedema and activities of daily living in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema

سال انتشار: 1394
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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ICBCMED12_100

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 2 تیر 1397

چکیده مقاله:

Introduction: Qualitative reduction in activities of daily living is one of the side-effects of breast cancer therapy. The present study was conducted to determine the relation of the lymphedema and activities of daily living in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Methods: The present study examined 33 eligible women with breast cancer-related lymphedema who underwent two phases of complex decongestive therapy. This therapy includes manual lymphatic drainage, bandaging, exercise and skin and nail care. In the first phase, the patients received therapy five days per week for a period of two to three weeks. The second phase followed immediately and lasted for a month. Each of the participants was assessed on three occasions. The level of activities of daily living was measured in the participants using the KATZ scale. Data were analyzed using the one-way repeated measures ANOVA. Results: this study shows dosen’t correlate between lymphedema volume and activities of daily living (p=0/868).Conclusion: The obtained results show that there is,nt linear relation between lymphedema and activities of daily living in this group of patients

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activities of daily living ، breast cancer ، lymphedema

نویسندگان

Marziye Hosseini

MSc in Occupational Therapy, Student Research Committee, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Minoo Kalantari

PhD in Occupational Therapy, Faculty Member, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Shahpar Haghighat

PhD in Epidemiology, Faculty Member, Breast Cancer Research Center affiliated to University Jihad, Tehran, Iran.

Leila Angouti-Oshnari

MSc in Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Department Director, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran