Breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Mizuno Michiyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Individuals who have received guidance from nurses or other healthcare professionals regarding postoperative upper limb exercises (including those who have only received a pamphlet). 2) Interview participants only: Individuals who have undergone one or more of the following - axillary lymph node dissection, sentinel lymph node biopsy, or radiation therapy (to the conserved breast, axillary, subclavian, supraclavicular lymph nodes, or chest wall), or administration of taxane-based drugs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals with mental illness or severe cognitive impairment 2) Individuals deemed by a physician or nurse to be in a physically or mentally fragile condition that makes participation in the study difficult 3) Individuals with confirmed cancer recurrence, those diagnosed with stage IV advanced cancer, or those diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Approach (Questionnaire): Measurement using the Japanese version of the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS-J) for upper limb exercises. Qualitative Approach (Interview): Information on incorporating questions based on the six components of the Health Belief Model (HBM) - perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived barriers, perceived benefits, cues to action, and self-efficacy - as well as questions focused on postoperative upper limb exercises instructed by healthcare professionals. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Approach (Questionnaire): 1) Degree of upper limb dysfunction (Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand scale, QuickDASH-JSSH), 2) Exercise self-efficacy (Japanese version of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale, SEE), 3) Postoperative period, 4) Demographic information, 5) Clinical information. | — |
Contacts
Public Contactmichiyo Mizuno
University of Tsukuba
Outcome results
None listed