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Aerobic Capacity Correlates with Health Related Quality of Life after Breast Cancer Surgery |
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Catholic Kwandong University International St Mary’s Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine1 |
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Doo Young Kim1*, Jae-Hyung Kim1, Si-Woon Park1† |
Objective
To investigate the relation of physical functions to health related quality of life (HRQOL), physical activity and fatness of patients during breast cancer treatment within one year after surgery
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed the patients with breast cancer at the cancer rehabilitation clinic within one year after surgery. Physical function assessment included aerobic capacity, muscle strength, flexibility and edema. Physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and HRQOL was assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30. Stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis was used to find the association factors.
Results
Of the physical functions in subjects, aerobic capacity was 88.64% compared to predictive value. The mean overall QOL was 60.82±20.98. The mean physical activity was 2245.49±3687.66MET/week and 39 patients (41.5%) were inactive. As the results of stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis, aerobic capacity was a significant factor of HRQOL and physical activity.
Conclusion
The impairment of physical functions affects the HRQOL of patients within one year after breast cancer surgery. Among the physical functions, the decrease in aerobic capacity was significantly associated with the decrease in the overall QOL of the patients.
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