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Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Meme Kanseri Sonrası Lenfödem Gelişen ve Gelişmeyen Kadınlarda Üst Ekstremite Fonksiyonu, Postür ve Yaşam Kalitesi Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

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In addition, it was found that posture disorder was associated with poorer quality of life, but upper limb function was not associated with quality of life and posture.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the upper limb function, posture and quality of life between women with and without lymphedema after breast cancer-related surgery and to investigate whether there is a relationship between them.Methods: The study included 27 women with upper limb lymphedema and 29 women without lymphedema, aged between 18 and 70 years and undergone unilateral breast cancer-related surgery.
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Key Findings & Data:Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test was used to evaluate upper limb function, New York Posture Rating Chart for posture and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core QoL Questionnaire for quality of life.Results: Women with lymphedema had lower posture, upper limb function and quality of life scores than those without lymphedema (p <0.05).
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Conclusion & Impact:In addition, it was found that posture disorder was associated with poorer quality of life, but upper limb function was not associated with quality of life and posture.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Postür · Meme Kanseri · Yaşam Kalitesi

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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the upper limb function, posture and quality of life between women with and without lymphedema after breast cancer-related surgery and to investigate whether there is a relationship between them.Methods: The study included 27 women with upper limb lymphedema and 29 women without lymphedema, aged between 18 and 70 years and undergone unilateral breast cancer-related surgery. Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test was used to evaluate upper limb function, New York Posture Rating Chart for posture and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core QoL Questionnaire for quality of life.Results: Women with lymphedema had lower posture, upper limb function and quality of life scores than those without lymphedema (p <0.05). In addition, a moderate positive correlation was found between posture and quality of life general health status in both groups (r=0.516, p=0.007, lymphedema; r=0.486, p=0.008, without lymphedema). However, there was no correlation between upper limb function to posture and quality of life (p> 0.05). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that women with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery had worse posture, upper limb function and quality of life than those without lymphedema. In addition, it was found that posture disorder was associated with poorer quality of life, but upper limb function was not associated with quality of life and posture.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, meme kanseri ilişkili cerrahi sonrası lenfödem gelişen ve gelişmeyen kadınlar arasında üst ekstremite fonksiyonu, postür ve yaşam kalitesini karşılaştırmak ve aralarında ilişki olup olmadığını incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirildi.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 18-70 yaş arasında unilateral meme kanseri ilişkili cerrahi geçiren, 27 üst ekstremite lenfödemli ve 29 lenfödemi olmayan kadın dahil edildi. Üst ekstremite fonksiyonu için Minnesota Manuel Beceriklilik Testi, postür için New York Postür Analiz Yöntemi ve yaşam kalitesi için Avrupa Kanser Araştırma ve Tedavi Organizasyonu Yasam Kalitesi Anketi kullanıldı.Bulgular: Lenfödemli kadınların postür, üst ekstremite fonksiyonu ve yaşam kalitesi skorları lenfödem gelişmeyenlere göre daha düşük olacak şekilde bulundu (p<0.05). Ayrıca, postür ile yaşam kalitesi genel sağlık durumu arasında her iki grupta da pozitif yönde orta düzeyde ilişki bulundu (r=0.516, p=0.007, lenfödemli; r=0.486, p=0.008, lenfödemi olmayan). Ancak, üst ekstremite fonksiyonu ile postür ve yaşam kalitesi arasında bir ilişki saptanmadı (p>0.05).Sonuç: Bu çalışma meme kanseri cerrahisi sonrası lenfödemi gelişen kadınların postür, üst ekstremite fonksiyonu ve yaşam kalitelerinin lenfödem olmayanlara göre daha kötü olduğunu gösterdi. Ayrıca, postür bozukluğunun daha kötü yaşam kalitesi ile ilişkili olduğu, ancak üst ekstremite fonksiyonu ile yaşam kalitesi ve postürün ilişkili olmadığı görüldü.

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SÜRMELİ, M., ÖZDEMİR, Ö. Ç. (2019). Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery. KONURALP TIP DERGİSİ, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 3, 432–439. https://ajindex.com/articles/166131

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