ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: We investigated the effectiveness of one education course to lower the severity of anxiety and depression symptoms among breast cancer (BC) patients during radiotherapy (RT). METHODS: All 290 one-sided BC patients were evenly randomized into intervention or control arm. "Intervention" patient was additionally provided with one three-hour course on psychological stresses and management skills. Changes of anxiety and depression score and their 3-level severity category ('normal', 'borderline' and 'abnormal' scored 0-7, 8-10 and 11-21, respectively) from HADS questionnaire over RT were evaluated by multivariable linear and ordinal logistic regressions. RESULTS: Response rates were 94 and 100% by "intervention" and "control" arm, respectively. Means of score changes by "intervention" and "control" (n = 145) were + 0.59 (SD = 2.47) and + 0.11 (SD = 2.55) for anxiety and + 0.81 (SD = 2.81) and + 0.45 (SD = 2.77) for depression scores, respectively. 'Abnormal' anxiety and depression patients were 4.1 and 6.9% at baseline and 4.8 and 6.9% at end of RT at 'control' arm; those rates were 6.6 and 7.4%, and 8.8 and 10.3% at 'intervention' arm, respectively. Both changes on anxiety and depression measurements between two arms were all insignificant (p > 0.20). CONCLUSIONS: One education course did not reduce the score and severity of anxiety and depression symptoms over RT period. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry #: ChiCTR-IIR-16008818 at www.chictr.org.cn .
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Anxiety/prevention & control , Cancer Survivors/psychology , Depression/prevention & control , Patient Education as Topic , Unilateral Breast Neoplasms/psychology , Adult , Aged , Anxiety/psychology , Cancer Survivors/statistics & numerical data , China , Depression/psychology , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Perioperative Period , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Quality of Life , Stress, Psychological/prevention & control , Stress, Psychological/psychology , Unilateral Breast Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Unilateral Breast Neoplasms/rehabilitationABSTRACT
Uma das complicações no pós-cirúrgico de câncer de mama é a alteração na postura, no entanto os estudos enfocam mais a amplitude de movimento do ombro. Objetivo: Estudo quantitativo que teve como objetivo avaliar a amplitude de movimento do ombro e a postura de pacientes pós-cirurgia oncológica mamária, antes e após seis meses de tratamento com exercícios supervisionados. Métodos: Participaram 12 mulheres em pós-operatório, após a realização de exercícios semanais durante uma hora. Para avaliar a abdução de ombro, foram realizadas fotografias semanais durante o primeiro mês e, para a avaliação da postura, o registro foi realizado mensalmente durante seis meses de exercícios supervisionados. As imagens foram analisadas por intermédio do aplicativo ALCimagem-2000 e SAPO versão 0.68. Resultados: Houve incremento significativo da abdução do ombro do lado da cirurgia (p<0,05) e diminuição significativa do triângulo de tales bilateral (p<0,05). Conclusão: A aplicação de exercícios supervisionados se mostrou importante na correção de desvios posturais e na recuperação da abdução de ombro.
One of the complications in the post-surgery of breast cancer is the change in posture, however the studies focus more on the range of motion of the shoulder. Objective: A quantitative study aimed at evaluating shoulder range of motion and posture of patients after breast surgery, before and after six months of treatment with supervised exercises. Methods: Twelve women participated in the postoperative period after weekly exercises for one hour. Evaluating the abduction of the shoulder, weekly photographs was taked during the first month and, for the evaluation of the posture, the recording was performed monthly during six months of supervised exercises. The images were analyzed through the application LCimagem-2000 and SAPO versão 0.68. Results: There was a significant increase in the abduction of the shoulder on the surgery side (p <0.05) and a significant decrease in the bilateral triangle (p <0.05). Conclusion: The application of supervised exercises was shown to be important in the correction of postural deviations and recovery of shoulder abduction
