Assessing task "burden" of daily activities requiring upper body function among women following breast cancer treatment

被引:16
作者
Hayes, SC
Battistutta, D
Parker, AW
Hirst, C
Newman, B
机构
[1] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Publ Hlth, Fac Hlth, Brisbane, Qld 4059, Australia
[2] Queensland Univ Technol, Fac Hlth, Ctr Hlth Res, Brisbane, Qld 4059, Australia
[3] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Human Movements Studies, Fac Hlth, Brisbane, Qld 4059, Australia
关键词
breast cancer; daily activities; upper-body function; measurement;
D O I
10.1007/s00520-004-0729-8
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
To determine which individual or groups of "upper-body" daily tasks are considered most burdensome to women following breast cancer treatment, and to assess whether certain patient or treatment characteristics influence task burden. A convenience sample of breast cancer survivors ( n =619) completed a self-administered questionnaire regarding 48 daily tasks requiring upper-body function. Women were asked to rate how frequent and physically demanding each task was using a five-point Likert scale, and the product of task frequency and physical demand determined overall task burden. Tasks were ranked to identify the most burdensome individual tasks, while a factor analysis was performed to define independent constructs (groupings) among the tasks. Multiple linear regression models were fitted to consider the independent influences on task groups of various participant characteristics. Factor analysis identified seven distinct task groups and the individual tasks considered most burdensome fell in five of these groups, specifically whole body, flexibility, carrying/upper-body strength, hand and weighted flexion tasks. Having lymphoedema or poor fitness was associated with upper-body disability involving all seven task groups, whereas other patient and treatment characteristics were related only to certain types of activities. Breast cancer survivors report difficulty with a range of upper-body tasks, particularly if they also have lymphoedema or poor fitness. Using all or some of the tasks within the reported constructs in a questionnaire format, or the functional requirements of the most burdensome tasks to develop more objective and quantitative measures, would provide a solid base for the measurement of upper-body function in women with breast cancer.
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