Research on the effect of breast cancer-related lymphedema on outcomes of breast cancer patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2013.27.005
- VernacularTitle:对乳腺癌相关淋巴水肿患者结局影响的调查
- Author:
Xin-Ying YU
1
;
Cui-Ju WEN
;
Hong-Juan SUN
;
Yue-Ni WANG
;
Shao-Mei SHANG
Author Information
1. 100191,北京大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Lymphedema;
Quality of life;
Limb function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2013;19(27):3318-3321
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the frequency of the breast cancer related lymphedema and its effects on the health outcomes of breast cancer survivors.Methods It was a cross-sectional study and 301 female breast cancer survivors were enrolled in the study.Circumference measurement were chosen to diagnose the lymphedema.Quality of life Questionnare-Core30 designed by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Disabilities of Arm,Shoulder and Hand Scale were administered to assess the quality of life and upper limb function which were calculated as the main outcome variables.Results The incidence of the breast cancer related lymphedema was 15.0％.The patients with breast cancer related lymphedema had lower mean values in physical functioning and role functioning and the differences were statistically significant (P ＜0.05),respectively.Patients with breast cancer related lymphedema had higher DASH scores and the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Breast cancer related lymphedema can not only decrease breast cancer survivors quality of life but also impair their upper limb function.It implied that breast cancer related lymphedema is a question which needed to be paid more attention.
