scholarly journals A Study Protocol on the Effectiveness of Post Mastectomy Exercises in Breast Cancer Patients on Reduction of Lymphedema and Improving Range of Motion among Patients Undergone Mastectomy

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Amruta Kothe ◽  
Ruchira Ankar
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Demographic Variable ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Limited Range Of Motion ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Women's Lives

Background:  Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in the world and it is a major stressor in women's lives. Breast cancer cases are increasing in both rural and urban settings. Mastectomy is a procedure that removes the breast to prevent cancer cells from returning. Many complications can develop after a mastectomy but lymphedema and limited range of motion are the most prevalent. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of post mastectomy exercises in breast cancer patients on reduction of lymphedema and improving range of motion among patients undergone mastectomy. Objectives: To assess pre interventional level of lymphedema among patients undergone mastectomy. To assess pre interventional range of motion among patients undergone mastectomy. To evaluate the effectiveness of post mastectomy exercises in reducing lymphedema among patients undergone mastectomy To evaluate the effectiveness of post mastectomy exercises in improving range of motion among patients undergone mastectomy. To associate demographic variable with post mastectomy exercises. To associate correlation of post mastectomy exercise with lymphedema and range of motion. Methodology: A pre interventional one group pretest posttest design would be adopted to assess the effectiveness of post mastectomy exercises in breast cancer patients on reduction of lymphedema and improving range of motion among patients undergone mastectomy. In this study interventional analytical study will be used. Purposive sampling technique will be used to collect the data. The study will include 30 patients undergone mastectomy will be assessed by using American lymphology lymphedema scale and Elvaru STJ (Subtalar joint) range of motion and range of motion reliability tool with the help of inch tape and goniometer and then post mastectomy exercises will be teach by researcher as intervention. Expected Results: The goal of this study is to see how effective post-mastectomy exercises are at reducing lymphedema and improving range of motion in breast cancer patients who had undergone mastectomy. Teaching post-mastectomy exercises can help the respondents reduce lymphedema and improve their range of motion.

scholarly journals LEMON AROMATHERAPY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF CHEMOTHERAPY-RELATED NAUSEA AND VOMITING EXPERIENCED BY THE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Puji Hastuti ◽  
Yuli Nurhayati ◽  
Dwi Ernawati ◽  
Christina Yuliastuti ◽  
Merina Widyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Abnormal Tissue

ABSTRACT Introduction : The mechanism of breast cancer is the cells growing and breeding become appear abnormal tissue of breast. One of the common treatments for it is chemotherapy using cytotoxic drugs. However, chemotherapy may cause nausea and vomiting as its side effects. Lemon aromatherapy is a complementary therapy in patients with breast cancer who experience nausea or vomiting. The study’s purpose was to know the effect of lemon aromatherapy on the intensity of nausea and vomiting experienced by the breast cancer patients as an effect of chemoterapy in the Chemo Center Room of RSAL Dr. Ramelan Surabaya. Material and Methods : The study was the pre-experimental design with pre-post test without control group. There are two variables, lemon aromatherapy is independent, and the intensity of nausea and vomiting is dependent. The sampling technique was nonprobability purposive sampling, with 34 breast cancer patients taken as the sample. A questionnaire was the instrument for collecting the data. The Data collected were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Test (α = 0,05). Results : The study’s result indicated that the lemon aromatherapy was effectively to decrease of the intensity of nausea and vomiting exeperienced by the respondents, with the value of Wilcoxon test p < 0.001. Conclusion : Lemon aromatherapy stimulates the raphe nucleus to produce serotonin. Which function to generate a sense of comfort and calm. For that reason, it can be used as an alternative for taking care of nausea and vomiting experienced by patients with breast cancer as the side effect of chemotherapy. Keywords:  Lemon Aromatherapy, Nausea, Vomiting, Chemotherapy  

scholarly journals Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Kualitas Hidup Pasien Kanker Payudara di Rumah Sakit Islam Siti Khodijah Palembang Tahun 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 529
Author(s):  
Yofa Anggriani Utama
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
The World

Cancer is one of the causes of death in both developed and developing countries, cancer is increasing in developing countries due to increasing lifestyle, breast cancer is a cancer that causes death in women in the world, breast cancer is the highest contributor to mortality in women in the world, 43.3 per 100,000. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of family support to the quality of life of breast cancer patients. The research design used was observational analytic with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique, the study sample amounted to 63 breast cancer patients. The results show that there is a relationship between family support and the quality of life of breast cancer patients with a p value of 0.032. shows there is a relationship between family support for the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Suggestions that nurses can improve the quality of nursing services, and provide motivation to patients and families of breast cancer in carrying out breast cancer treatment.

Evaluating Travel Distance to Radiation Facilities Among Rural and Urban Breast Cancer Patients in the Medicare Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen F. Longacre ◽  
Hannah T. Neprash ◽  
Nathan D. Shippee ◽  
Todd M. Tuttle ◽  
Beth A. Virnig
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Travel Distance ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Medicare Population ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals Diagnosis and treatment pattern among rural and urban breast cancer patients in Southwest China from 2005 to 2009

Oncotarget ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (47) ◽  
pp. 78168-78179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuxiang Peng ◽  
Jia Wei ◽  
Xuesong Lu ◽  
Hong Zheng ◽  
Xiaorong Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Treatment Pattern ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals Family Support and Self-Esteem of Patient with Breast Cancer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jek Amidos Pardede ◽  
Marthalena Simamora ◽  
Galvani Volta Simanjuntak
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sample Number ◽  
Spearman Test

Background: Breast cancer brings negative impacts to women, particularly thosewho have undergone chemotherapy, not only physically but also mentally. The negativeimpacts on patients’ mental include a feeling of being failed to play their role as a woman,not having the ability to do anything, low self-esteem, and confidence loss. Thus, familysupport is necessary for anticipating negative self-esteem in breast cancer patients. Familysupport helps patients maintain and increase their self-esteem. Objective: The objectiveof this study is to analyze the relationship between family support and self-esteem inpatients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy at Haj Adam Malik Central Hospital.Methods: The study employed analytical correlational design with a cross-sectional approach.The research samples included all breast cancer patients who were undergoingchemotherapy at Haj Adam Malik Central Hospital in Medan City. The sampling selectionof this study used total sampling technique; hence the total sample number was 34.Spearman test was performed in data analysis. Result: The study suggested that 64.7% ofthe respondents received good family support and 66.7% of the respondents had a high levelof self-esteem. Besides, it was also obtained that there was a moderate correlation betweenfamily support and self-esteem of patients with breast cancer (p=0.01&lt; α 0,05 with r =0.432). The results imply that better family support is the higher the level of self-esteemof patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy will be. Therefore, it isrecommended that each of the family members gives support to the patient in the form of care,information, and instrumental support, so that the patient will have better self-esteem andquality of life

scholarly journals Spiritual Distress In Breast Cancer Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puji Lestari ◽  
Aan Nuraeni ◽  
Dyah Setyorini
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Spiritual Distress ◽  
Values And Beliefs

Breast Cancer would affect all aspects of patients’ life including spiritually. This aspect is one of the patients’ main coping sources in dealing with impacts of the disease. However, the spiritual aspect is rarely noticed by nurses, and may lead to patients’ spiritual distress. This study aimed to determine spiritual distress in breast cancer patients who had treatments in a referral hospital in West Java. This study was a descriptive quantitative with cross-sectional approach. The population was in-patient breast cancer patients. Respondents were chosen using the accidental sampling technique. During a month period, 37 patients involved in this study. The data was collected using an instrument which was developed from Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool (SDAT) and analyzed using descriptive quantitative analysis.  Almost two-thirds (62.2%) of respondents had low spiritual distress, 32.2% of respondents had moderate spiritual distress and a very small number of respondents (5.4%) had severe spiritual distress. In the term of spiritual distress dimension, “life balance” had the highest mean score (1.86) and the lowest was in “values and beliefs with sub-dimension of need maintain control” (0.89). The conclusion was the majority of patients had low spiritual distress, yet spiritual distress for moderate to severe still could be found in smaller proportion. Life balance was dimension with the highest level of spiritual distress.  The patients’ spiritual need would be achieved when patients have a good acceptance and adaptation. Nurses have a role to encourage patients’ acceptance of their illnesses through improvement of the fulfillment of the patient's spiritual needs.

Rural and urban breast cancer patients: health locus of control and psychological adjustment

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 932-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Ann Bettencourt ◽  
Amelia E. Talley ◽  
Lisa Molix ◽  
Rebecca Schlegel ◽  
Steven J. Westgate
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals BREAST CANCER PATIENTS’ COMPLIANCE ON CHEMOTHERAPY: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vici Triyunita Sabiyanto ◽  
Restuning Widiasih ◽  
Tetti Solehati
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Halfway House ◽  
Breast Cancer Therapy ◽  
Patient Factors ◽  
Halfway Houses ◽  
Therapy Compliance

Breast cancer is the most women cancer in the world, including Indonesia. Some patients stop breast cancer treatment which is impacted to patients' conditions. In chronic diseases, therapy compliance is important for reach successful therapy however study that assess breast cancer patients’ compliance on chemotherapy is limited. The purpose of this study was to describe patient factors that can affect therapy compliance. This research used descriptive quantitative method and respondents were chosen using the accidental sampling technique. The data were gathered at one of the halfway houses in Bandung. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by univariate analysis and described by frequency distribution. The results showed that 26 respondents (84%) were obedient to chemotherapy. There were 28 respondents (90.3%) because they did not carry out alternative medicine and 26 respondents (83.9%) had because they put aside work and related affairs to do chemotherapy. In conclusion, the majority of respondents were obedient to chemotherapy. There are patient factors that can improve chemotherapy compliance, there are chosen therapy factor and demographic and economic factors. Development of another halfway houses could be carried out, because of the result of this research, representing many breast cancer patients feels easier to obedient the sequence of therapy.Keywords: Breast cancer, therapy compliance, halfway house.

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