Use of rehabilitation pathways in women with breast cancer in the first 12 months of the disease: a retrospective study
| Autor: | Domenico Di Lallo, Ambra Corti, Patrizia Pugliese, Luca Giacomelli, Alessandro Bonucci, Maria Grazia Perrone, Alessandra Fabi, Andrea Pace, Chiara Falcicchio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Cognitive medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Breast Neoplasms Disease lcsh:RC254-282 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Health care Ambulatory Care Genetics Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Practice Patterns Physicians' Aged Retrospective Studies Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary business.industry Outpatient Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Hospitalization Lazio region Italy Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Critical Pathways Quality of Life Female Inpatient business Psychosocial Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Cancer, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) BMC Cancer |
| ISSN: | 1471-2407 |
| Popis: | Background Breast cancer (BC) presents important physical and psychological challenges that should be appropriately addressed through continuous, integrated and individualized rehabilitation programs after treatment. In this study, we aimed to collect more information on the rehabilitation patterns and utilization of healthcare services by women with BC. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from two archives of the Lazio Regional Health System Database to assess rehabilitation patterns in women diagnosed with BC in the Lazio region (Italy) in 2008. Results A total of 5538 women diagnosed with BC were considered in the present study. Most patients (81.7%) received outpatient rehabilitative care, consisting mainly of pathology-related interventions and, more rarely, disability-related interventions (mainly motor rehabilitation and rarely cognitive or psychological therapy). Few patients followed an inpatient (1.3%) or an intensive outpatient rehabilitation program (1.0%). Conclusion Most patients do not receive adequate rehabilitation care during the first year after diagnosis. More information and better rehabilitation services should be provided to help patients with BC access rehabilitation programs. The study also suggests the importance of psychosocial and cognitive interventions, which is a major unmet need in women with BC. |
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