Health-Related Quality of Life, Fatigue, Level of Physical Activity, and Physical Capacity Before and After an Outpatient Rehabilitation Program for Women Within Working Age Treated for Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT: The aims were to examine changes in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), level of physical activity (LPA), and physical capacity from before to after an outpatient rehabilitation program (ORP) for women with breast cancer (BC). Further aims were to explore the proportions of patients with clinically relevant improvements defined as ≥ 10% beneficial change in the scores of PROMs and variables associated with such improvements.A total of 270 women within working age (< 67 years) who recently (< 1.5 years) had completed primary therapy for BC with curative intent were included. The ORP consisted of seven weekly group sessions with patient education, group conversations, and PA. The patients completed questionnaires measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL), fatigue and LPA before

SUBMITTER: Gjerset GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234893 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature