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Physical activity in women undergoing mastectomy and breast reconstruction

Miguel Sabino Neto; João Ricardo Moreira; Vanessa Resende; Lydia Masako Ferreira
Rev. Bras. Cir. Plást. 2012;27(4):556-561 - Original Article

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ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity has been recommended for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Besides being a protective factor against breast cancer, physical activity following the diagnosis of breast cancer has been associated with an improved quality of life and survival. The aim of this study was to assess levels of physical activity in women who had undergone mastectomy without breast reconstruction and in women who had undergone breast reconstruction after breast cancer treatment. METHODS: Two groups, each with 18 patients, comprised the patient series. One group comprised women who had undergone mastectomy without breast reconstruction, and the other group comprised women who had undergone mastectomy and breast reconstruction. All patients were aged between 18 and 60 years. The exclusion criteria were physical disability; illiteracy; ongoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or psychiatric therapy; and surgery performed within the previous 12 months. Study participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed by applying the chi-square and Student's t tests, adopting a significance level of P < 0.05. RESULTS: In the group of women who had undergone mastectomy without breast reconstruction, 16.7% were very active, 61.1% were active, and 22.2% were insufficiently active. In the group of women who had undergone mastectomy with breast reconstruction, 55.6% were very active, 33.3% were active, and 11.1% were insufficiently active. The difference between the groups was statistically significant (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, the level of physical activity among women who underwent breast reconstruction was higher than that among women who underwent mastectomy without breast reconstruction.

Keywords: Mammaplasty. Breast neoplasms. Quality of life. Questionnaires.

 

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INTRODUÇÃO: A prática regular de atividade física tem sido recomendada para prevenção e tratamento de doenças coronárias, diabetes melito e hipertensão arterial. Além de fator protetor, a atividade física após o diagnóstico de câncer de mama tem sido correlacionada a aumento da qualidade de vida e da sobrevida. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar o nível de atividade física de mulheres mastectomizadas sem reconstrução mamária e de mulheres submetidas a reconstrução mamária pós-tratamento de câncer de mama. MÉTODO: A casuística foi composta por 2 grupos, um de mulheres mastectomizadas sem reconstrução mamária e outro de mulheres mastectomizadas e submetidas a reconstrução mamária pós-mastectomia, ambos com 18 pacientes. Todas as pacientes tinham idade entre 18 anos e 60 anos. Os critérios de exclusão foram: deficiência física, analfabetismo, vigência de tratamento de quimioterapia, radioterapia ou psiquiátrico, e tratamento cirúrgico realizado em período inferior a um ano. As voluntárias responderam ao Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ). A análise estatística foi realizada aplicando-se o teste qui-quadrado e o teste t de Student, tendo sido adotado o nível de significância de P < 0,05. RESULTADOS: No grupo de mulheres mastectomizadas sem reconstrução mamária, 16,7% eram muito ativas, 61,1% ativas e 22,2% insuficientemente ativas. No grupo de mulheres com a mama reconstruída, essas incidências foram de 55,6%, 33,3% e 11,1%, respectivamente. Houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos (P < 0,0001). CONCLUSÕES: O nível de atividade física entre as mulheres submetidas a reconstrução mamária é melhor que entre as mulheres mastectomizadas sem reconstrução mamária.

Palavras-chave: Mamoplastia. Neoplasias da mama. Qualidade de vida. Questionários.

 

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