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Upper Limb Functionality and Quality of Life in Women with Five-Year Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery

Objective To evaluate the correlation between upper limb functionality and quality of life in women with five-year survival following breast cancer surgical treatment. The secondary objective was to evaluate the function of the ipsilateral upper limb and the quality of life in relation to the type o...

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Autores principales: Recchia, Thaís Lunardi, Prim, Amably Cristiny, Luz, Clarissa Medeiros da
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme-Revinter Publicações Ltda 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28231599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1598642
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Luz, Clarissa Medeiros da
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description Objective To evaluate the correlation between upper limb functionality and quality of life in women with five-year survival following breast cancer surgical treatment. The secondary objective was to evaluate the function of the ipsilateral upper limb and the quality of life in relation to the type of surgery and the presence of pain. Methods The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Breast plus Arm Morbidity (FACTB + 4) questionnaires were used to evaluate upper limb function and quality of life respectively. Data distribution was verified by the Shapiro-Wilk test. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for the parametric variables, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used for the distribution of non-parametric variables. The statistical significance was set at 5% (p < 0.05). Results The study included 30 patients, with a mean age of 51.23 (±8.72) years. The most common complications were: pain (50%), adherence (33.3%), and nerve lesion (20.0%). There was a moderate negative correlation between the instruments DASH and FACTB + 4 (total score), r = -0.634, and a strong negative correlation between the DASH and the FACTB + 4 arm subscale, r = -0.829. The scores of both questionnaires showed significant difference on the manifestation of pain. However, there was no significant difference found when comparing the scores considering the type of surgery performed. Conclusions Five years after surgery, the patients showed regular functionality levels on the ipsilateral upper limb and decreased quality of life, especially in the group manifesting pain.
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spelling pubmed-103094032023-07-27 Upper Limb Functionality and Quality of Life in Women with Five-Year Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery Recchia, Thaís Lunardi Prim, Amably Cristiny Luz, Clarissa Medeiros da Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Objective To evaluate the correlation between upper limb functionality and quality of life in women with five-year survival following breast cancer surgical treatment. The secondary objective was to evaluate the function of the ipsilateral upper limb and the quality of life in relation to the type of surgery and the presence of pain. Methods The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Breast plus Arm Morbidity (FACTB + 4) questionnaires were used to evaluate upper limb function and quality of life respectively. Data distribution was verified by the Shapiro-Wilk test. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for the parametric variables, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used for the distribution of non-parametric variables. The statistical significance was set at 5% (p < 0.05). Results The study included 30 patients, with a mean age of 51.23 (±8.72) years. The most common complications were: pain (50%), adherence (33.3%), and nerve lesion (20.0%). There was a moderate negative correlation between the instruments DASH and FACTB + 4 (total score), r = -0.634, and a strong negative correlation between the DASH and the FACTB + 4 arm subscale, r = -0.829. The scores of both questionnaires showed significant difference on the manifestation of pain. However, there was no significant difference found when comparing the scores considering the type of surgery performed. Conclusions Five years after surgery, the patients showed regular functionality levels on the ipsilateral upper limb and decreased quality of life, especially in the group manifesting pain. Thieme-Revinter Publicações Ltda 2017-02-23 2017-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10309403/ /pubmed/28231599 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1598642 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Upper Limb Functionality and Quality of Life in Women with Five-Year Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery
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title_short Upper Limb Functionality and Quality of Life in Women with Five-Year Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery
title_sort upper limb functionality and quality of life in women with five-year survival after breast cancer surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309403/
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