Breast Cancer and Kinesiophobia and Physical Activity

Acibadem University180 enrolled

Overview

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide. A significant number of breast cancer survivors develop many complications. Breast cancer and survivors may develop a fear of physical activity avoidance and movement, called kinesiophobia, due to upper extremity pain, numbness, restricted arm/shoulder range of motion, and risk of lymphedema. Therefore, in the present study, it is aimed to compare the effect of fear of movement on physical activity, quality of life and psychological states in women who have had breast cancer with healthy people.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Breast Cancer Kinesiophobia

Interventions

None interventionOTHER

None intervention

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * • Women diagnosed with stage I-II-III breast cancer with surgery as the first treatment * The patient whose first treatment was completed at least three months ago (surgery, radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy) * 18-75 years old woman * Does not have a Turkish literacy problem Exclusion Criteria: * • A serious chronic disease (rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, kidney disease, heart failure, neurological disorders or diabetes mellitus type I or II patients) * Having severe musculoskeletal pain or disease * Serious psychiatric illness * Patients with current cancer attack or metastasis * Persons with cognitive impairment

Locations (1)

Acıbadem University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale

The TAMPA Kinesiophobia Scale consists of 17 questions. Each question is scored between 1-4. The maximum score is 68, with high scores indicating an increased severity of kinesiophobia. A score of more than 37 indicates high severity of kinesiophobia.

Time frame: Six month

Questionnaire on exercise barriers

This questionnaire contains a total of 35 obstacles. These obstacles are; symptom-related (n = 10), individual (n = 10), psychosocial (n = 8) and environmental (n = 7) factors. You will be asked if these obstacles prevent you from exercising.

Time frame: Six month

INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRES (IPAQ)

Physical activity level measured in Metabolic Equivalent

Time frame: Six month

Secondary Outcomes

Fatigue Severity Scale

This scale consists of nine items. Each item is scored between 1 and 7, and as the total score decreases, fatigue decreases.

Time frame: Six month

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

The lowest score that patients can get from both subscales is 0, and the highest score is 21. A high score indicates high anxiety and depression values.

Time frame: Six month

Evaluation of Quality of Life: EORTC-Quality of Life -C 30

High scores indicate a high quality of life, and low scores indicate a decreased quality of life.

Time frame: Six month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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