Study protocol: a pilot quasi-experimental trial of tele-rehabilitation and tele-drain care post-mastectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is the leading cancer affecting women in Singapore. Its survivors commonly experience decline in physical function and quality of life post-mastectomy, due to their upper limb morbidity and wound issues. Rehabilitation can address the aforementioned issues. When rehabilitation is accessible and easy to adhere, it can optimize recovery. Home-based tele-rehabilitation guided by healthcare professionals and self-managed by patients can potentially optimize the patients' adherence to rehabilitation and recovery. With that in mind, a team of breast cancer specialists (oncologists, nurses, and therapists) in Singapore has developed one of the first tele-rehabilitation systems for local women undergoing a unilateral mastectomy. To our knowledge, no such systems ha

SUBMITTER: Asano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7849141 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature