None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study will to assess the presence of phantom breast sensation and related symptoms in a group of women with mastectomies. The evaluation will conducted by questionnaire constructed with closed questions. For statistical analysis we used the percentage (%), mean and median for age.
Interventions
The evaluation will conducted by questionnaire constructed with closed questions that the patients reported: type of surgery, time, number of sessions of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, feeling the presence of breast withdrawal, infection, pain (local breast removed or isolated in other body parts other than breast) pain intensity, factors that improvement or worsening pain, prosthesis or reconstruction, winged scapula, difficulty in daily activities (dressing and eating), psychological and physi
The evaluation will conducted by questionnaire constructed with closed questions that the patients reported: type of surgery, time, number of sessions of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, feeling the presence of breast withdrawal, infection, pain (local breast removed or isolated in other body parts other than breast) pain intensity, factors that improvement or worsening pain, prosthesis or reconstruction, winged scapula, difficulty in daily activities (dressing and eating), psychological and physical treatment after treatment for breast cancer. The sociodemographic variables will be analyzed: age, marital status, education and occupation or retirement, weight and height. The questionnaire is administered face to face interview with duration the approximate 60 minutes, each participant completes the questionnaire once only occasions.
Sponsors
Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Women who underwent surgery for the treatment of breast cancer.
Exclusion criteria
Women with breast cancer who did not undergo surgical treatment
Outcome results
None listed