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Efficacy of a 4-Week Nurse-Led Exercise Rehabilitation Program in Improving the Quality of Life in Women Receiving a Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction Using the Motiva Ergonomix TM Round SilkSurface

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  • Jung Joong Kang

    (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Booboo Medical Healthcare Hospital, Mokpo 58655, Republic of Korea)

  • Hyunho Lee

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Republic of Korea)

  • Bom Hui Park

    (Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06355, Republic of Korea)

  • Yu Kwan Song

    (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chung Ju Mirae Hospital, Chungju 27361, Republic of Korea)

  • Soon Eun Park

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Republic of Korea)

  • Robert Kim

    (Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Affairs, Doctor CONSULT, Seoul 06296, Republic of Korea)

  • Kyung Ah Lee

    (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, 875 Haeun-daero, Busan 48108, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

We assessed the efficacy of a 4-week nurse-led exercise rehabilitation (ER) program in improving the quality of life (QOL) of breast cancer survivors (BCS) receiving an implant-based breast reconstruction. The eligible patients were equally randomized to either of both groups: the intervention group ( n = 30; a 4-week nurse-led ER program) and the control group ( n = 30; a 4-week physical therapist-supervised one). Both after a 4-week ER program and at baseline, the patients were evaluated for the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) scores. There was a significantly higher degree of increase in global health status/QOL scores, physical functioning scores, role functioning scores, and emotional functioning scores at 4 weeks from baseline in the intervention group as compared with the control group ( p = 0.001). However, there was a significantly higher degree of decrease in fatigue scores, nausea/vomiting scores, pain scores, dyspnea scores, and FSS scores in the intervention group as compared with the control group ( p = 0.001). In conclusion, our results indicate that a 4-week nurse-led ER program might be effective in the QOL in BCS receiving a post-mastectomy implant-based reconstruction using the Motiva Ergonomix TM Round SilkSurface.

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  • Jung Joong Kang & Hyunho Lee & Bom Hui Park & Yu Kwan Song & Soon Eun Park & Robert Kim & Kyung Ah Lee, 2022. "Efficacy of a 4-Week Nurse-Led Exercise Rehabilitation Program in Improving the Quality of Life in Women Receiving a Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction Using the Motiva Ergonomix TM Round SilkSurface," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:16-:d:1008941
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