The effectiveness of a clinical and home-based physical activity program and simple lymphatic drainage in the prevention of breast cancer-related lymphedema: A prospective randomized controlled study
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING, vol.31, pp.12-21, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejon.2017.09.004
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.12-21
- Keywords: Lymphedema, Breast cancer, Physical activity, Simple lymphatic drainage, Lymphedema management, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, UPPER-BODY FUNCTION, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA, ARM-LYMPHEDEMA, DECONGESTIVE THERAPY, WEIGHT-REDUCTION, RISK-FACTORS, EXERCISE, WOMEN
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of a clinical and home-based, nurse-led physical activity program (PAP) and simple lymphatic drainage (SLD) in the prevention of breast cancer-related lymphedema.