Quality of Life, Upper Extremity Function and the Effect of Lymphedema Treatment in Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Patients

Park, Ji Eung; Jang, Hye Jin; Seo, Kwan Sik

doi:10.5535/arm.2012.36.2.240

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“…It means that subjects accomplished less than they liked. It is incompatible with the results of a previous study (11) probably because our patients did not know how much they must expect of themselves. They cannot cope with their problem, especially in a short period of 1 month, because of low relationship between physicians and nurses with patients.…”

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“…A study demonstrated that CDT significantly improved several aspects of quality of life including physical functioning, role-physical, mental health and general health (12). Effects of CDT on improvement of HRQoL and its relationship to the stage of disease, age and presence of comorbidities were studied by Park et al (11) it was revealed that age was correlated with upper extremities' function and HRQoL was influenced by the cancer stage. Although most studies concluded that CDT can improve HRQoL (8,11,12), few studies were conducted on this issue in our country.…”

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“…It has been shown that lymphedema and related symptoms cause time off work in more than 80% of individuals (4). Although conservative breast cancer surgery has recently improved body image and HRQoL (10), lymphedema can obviously influence them post-surgery (11). A study demonstrated that CDT significantly improved several aspects of quality of life including physical functioning, role-physical, mental health and general health (12).…”

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The Effect of Complex Decongestive Therapy on Post-Breast Surgery Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients With Unilateral Lymphedema and Its Predictive Factors

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Background: Complex decongestive therapy (CDT) is one of the most common treatments used in lymphedema. Effects of lymphedema treatment and its predictive factors were studied previously but its impact on quality of life (HRQOL) is still unknown. Objectives: This study, in addition to investigating CDT effects on HRQOL, examined factors that can influence it, to estimate the effect of treatment according to patient's condition in our setting. Patients and Methods:The present study was a quasi-experimental study on health-related HRQOL. A general data gathering form was used in 120 patients who developed lymphedema following breast cancer surgery and referred for treatment to Shiraz Motahari clinic in 2014. All patients' arm size was measured by "direct voltmeter" before the intervention to determine the grade of lymphedema. SF-36 questionnaire was used pre-and one month post-intervention to collect HRQOL data. Complete decongestive therapy (CDT) with or without Pump was used as the intervention. Results: Patients had higher scores after treatment in all subscales of quality of life (except for "role limitation due to physical problems"), but a statistically significant difference (P = 0.023) was observed only in the "mental health" subscale. The results showed significant changes in bodily pain after the intervention in patients less than 40 years old (P = 0.03), "general health" and "vitality" in single patients (P values equal to 0.013 and 0.02, respectively) and "mental health" in those with education "less than high school" (P = 0.018). In the case of household patients, only PF changed significantly after treatment (P = 0.027). Moreover, "role limitation due to physical problems" and "mental health" subscales changed significantly after treatment with CDT + Pump (P values equal to 0.004 and 0.003). Other groups represented no significant changes in other subscales. Besides, duration of lymph edema had no effect on improvement of HRQOL after treatment. Conclusions: Although this study showed that some factors can improve patients' feeling and HRQOL after treatment in our population, in many aspects no changes were observed. It is recommended to improve patients' HRQOL through more social and physiological support in our setting. Also, more follow-up duration after the intervention is recommended in future studies.

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The Effect of Complex Decongestive Therapy on Post-Breast Surgery Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients With Unilateral Lymphedema and Its Predictive Factors

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“…Several studies have shown that quality of life after bca surgery is related to bcrl and shoulder joint function [32][33][34] . We have demonstrated that warm acupuncture treatment effectively reduces the degree of upper-arm lymphedema, especially at 10 cm above the elbow and at the wrist.…”

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Effects of Warm Acupuncture on Breast Cancer–Related Chronic Lymphedema: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Yao

Chen

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Current Oncology

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“…A secondary effect of compression therapy is an improvement in the quality of life 5) . There are numerous studies on the quality of life and upper extremity function following therapy with a compression garment or elastic bandage, which have reported that the quality of life in edema patients, who regularly received compression treatment, improved compared to patients therapy, due to improvement in upper extremity function after compression therapy 6) .…”

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Difference in Movement Magnitude According to the Type of Compression Therapy Used on Healthy Subjects

Rhee

Kim

2013

J Phys Ther Sci

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Abstract.[Purpose] This aim of this study was to determine the difference in the magnitude of upper extremity movement according to the type of compression device used as determined by three-dimensional motion analysis.[Subjects] The subjects selected for this study were 40 healthy adults. Out of the 40 participants, 9 were excluded from the study.[Methods] For the experimental procedure subjects randomly wore acompression garment, a bandage or neither. During each motion analysis, subjects performed elbow flexion and extension in a fixed range, 10 times, using their dominant hand.[Results] The wrist marker movement distances on the Z axis while wearing the compression garment and bandage were significantly lower than that of wearing nothing. The elbow marker movement distance on the Y axis and range of motion while wearing the compression bandage was significantly greater than that of wearing nothing or the compression garment. The shoulder marker movement distance on the X axis while wearing the compression bandage was significantly greater than that of wearing nothing or the compression garment.[Conclusion] Wearing a compression bandage reduces wrist and elbow movement and increases shoulder movement compared to wearing a compression garment or wearing neither. The appropriate use for a compression garment or a compression bandage must now be determined.

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Quality of Life, Upper Extremity Function and the Effect of Lymphedema Treatment in Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Patients

Cited by 69 publications

References 9 publications

The Effect of Complex Decongestive Therapy on Post-Breast Surgery Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients With Unilateral Lymphedema and Its Predictive Factors

The Effect of Complex Decongestive Therapy on Post-Breast Surgery Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients With Unilateral Lymphedema and Its Predictive Factors

Effects of Warm Acupuncture on Breast Cancer–Related Chronic Lymphedema: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Difference in Movement Magnitude According to the Type of Compression Therapy Used on Healthy Subjects

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