Predictors of functional shoulder recovery at 1 and 12 months after breast cancer surgery
| Autor: | Lucinda Pfalzer, Ellen W. Levy, Ching-yi A. Shieh, Jerome Danoff, Charles L. McGarvey, Lynn H. Gerber, Barbara A. Springer, Alicia Morehead-Gee, Nicole L. Stout |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Shoulder Breast surgery medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Breast Neoplasms Breast cancer Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Prospective Studies Range of Motion Articular Prospective cohort study media_common Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Convalescence Carcinoma Ductal Breast Cancer Recovery of Function Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Carcinoma Intraductal Noninfiltrating Oncology Multivariate Analysis Physical therapy Upper limb Female Range of motion business Mastectomy |
| Zdroj: | Breast cancer research and treatment. 134(1) |
| ISSN: | 1573-7217 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study are (1) to determine if upper extremity function, as represented by shoulder ROM, self-reported symptoms and upper extremity functional limitations in activities of daily living could be predictively related to demographic and cancer characteristics post-surgery for breast cancer. And (2) to examine if variables related to early onset impairment contribute to late onset impairments in women after breast cancer surgery. Subjects were assessed preoperatively and 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12+ months post breast cancer surgery for impairments and symptoms and at 12+ months for shoulder functional limitations using a physical therapy surveillance model. Body weight, shoulder ROM, manual muscle testing, and upper limb volume were recorded. At 12+ months, the Harvard Alumni Health Study Physical Activity Questionnaire, and an Upper Limb Disability Questionnaire were administered. Symptoms and ROM impairments were compared by functional limitations. Characteristics significantly associated with early ROM impairment (but not later impairment) were axillary lymph node dissection, removal of ≥15 nodes, mastectomy surgery and stage II breast cancer. Positive nodes, older age, and BMI≥25 were significantly associated with reduced shoulder ROM at 12+ months. At 12+ months, only 10 % of the patients experienced ROM impairments while rates of self-reported symptoms in the affected upper extremity at 12+ months were as follows: pain-49%, weakness-47.1%, numbness-55.9%, feeling tired-42.5%. The majority of patients used the affected upper extremity for reaching without limitation, but ≥35% reported limitation with household chores, carrying and lifting. Difficulty carrying and lifting could be predicted by BMI≥25 and use of the dominant affected upper limb. Different factors are associated with early versus later ROM loss. Symptoms reported by breast cancer survivors are frequently associated with functional limitations in upper extremity tasks and warrant intervention. Physical therapy using a prospective surveillance model of care may reduce severity of ROM loss, symptoms and functional upper extremity limitations 1 year after breast cancer surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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