Effects of acupoint massage combined with upper limb rehabilitation training in functional exercise of affected limbs in patients after modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20210630-02862
- VernacularTitle:穴位按摩联合上肢康复训练在乳腺癌改良根治术后患者患肢功能锻炼中的应用
- Author:
Lingling XU
1
;
Hui KANG
;
Chunmiao WU
Author Information
1. 阜阳市肿瘤医院乳腺肿瘤外科，阜阳 236000
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Mastectomy, modified radical;
Rehabilitation training;
Acupoint massage;
Affected limb function;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(2):249-253
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effect of acupoint massage combined with upper limb rehabilitation training in the functional exercise of the affected limb of patients after modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer.Methods:From February 2018 to April 2020, convenience sampling was used to select170 patients after modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer admitted to Fuyang Cancer Hospital as the research object. The patients were divided into the observation group and the control group with 85 cases in each group by random number table method. The control group conducted pressure cuffs and upper limb rehabilitation training, and the observation group carried out acupoint massage on the basis of the control group. The upper limb function, the incidence of lymphedema and the quality of life were compared between the two groups.Results:One case fell off in the observation group, 4 cases fell off in the control group, and finally 84 patients were included in the observation group, and 81 patients were included in the control group. Three months after the operation, the angles of abduction, flexion and extension of the affected limb of the observation group were greater than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Three months after the operation, the incidence of upper limb lymphedema in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Three months after the operation, the total scores of the Chinese version of Function Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast and the scores of social/family well-being, functional well-being, and emotional well-being of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Acupoint massage combined with upper limb rehabilitation training can help promote the recovery of the function of the affected limb after the modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer, and reduce the incidence of lymphedema in the affected limb, and improve the quality of life of patients.
