Research Article

Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Volume: 11 Number: 3 October 23, 2019
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Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the upper limb function, posture and quality of life between women with and without lymphedema after breast cancer-related surgery and to investigate whether there is a relationship between them.

Methods: The study included 27 women with upper limb lymphedema and 29 women without lymphedema, aged between 18 and 70 years and undergone unilateral breast cancer-related surgery. Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test was used to evaluate upper limb function, New York Posture Rating Chart for posture and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core QoL Questionnaire for quality of life.

Results: Women with lymphedema had lower posture, upper limb function and quality of life scores than those without lymphedema (p <0.05). In addition, a moderate positive correlation was found between posture and quality of life general health status in both groups (r=0.516, p=0.007, lymphedema; r=0.486, p=0.008, without lymphedema). However, there was no correlation between upper limb function to posture and quality of life (p> 0.05).

Conclusion: This study demonstrated that women with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery had worse posture, upper limb function and quality of life than those without lymphedema. In addition, it was found that posture disorder was associated with poorer quality of life, but upper limb function was not associated with quality of life and posture.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 23, 2019

Submission Date

July 23, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 4, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Surmeli, M., & Cinar Ozdemir, O. (2019). Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery. Konuralp Medical Journal, 11(3), 432-439. https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS
AMA
1.Surmeli M, Cinar Ozdemir O. Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2019;11(3):432-439. https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS
Chicago
Surmeli, Mahmut, and Ozlem Cinar Ozdemir. 2019. “Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients With and Without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery”. Konuralp Medical Journal 11 (3): 432-39. https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS.
EndNote
Surmeli M, Cinar Ozdemir O (October 1, 2019) Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery. Konuralp Medical Journal 11 3 432–439.
IEEE
[1]M. Surmeli and O. Cinar Ozdemir, “Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 432–439, Oct. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS
ISNAD
Surmeli, Mahmut - Cinar Ozdemir, Ozlem. “Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients With and Without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery”. Konuralp Medical Journal 11/3 (October 1, 2019): 432-439. https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS.
JAMA
1.Surmeli M, Cinar Ozdemir O. Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2019;11:432–439.
MLA
Surmeli, Mahmut, and Ozlem Cinar Ozdemir. “Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients With and Without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, Oct. 2019, pp. 432-9, https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS.
Vancouver
1.Mahmut Surmeli, Ozlem Cinar Ozdemir. Examination of The Relationship Between Upper Limb Function, Posture and Quality of Life in Patients with and without Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery. Konuralp Medical Journal [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 1;11(3):432-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26XC59BS

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