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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Turkey
Approval Date: 2017
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: Miray Haspolat
Supervisor: İLKE KESER
Abstract:Kinesiophobia can develop in patients due to breast cancer and treatments. In the literature there is no comprehensive study investigated the disorders related to kinesiophobia. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between kinesiophobia, upper extremity function, lymphedema, pain, light touch sensation and depression in women who underwent breast surgery. 56 women with a median age of 55 years (range 35-68) were included in the study. Shoulder range of motions, light touch sensation of hand, pain, upper extremity function, anxiety, depression and kinesiophobia were evaluated. The circumference measurement, goniometric measurement, Semmes Weinstein Monofilament Test, McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Disability of Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS) were used respectively as assessment methods. Significant positive correlations between TKS and severity of lymphedema (r=0,275, p=0,040), HADS-A (r=0,566, p=0,000) and HADS-D (r=0,290, p=0,030) were determined. It was detected that there were significant positive correlations between DASH and shoulder flexion limitation (r=0,272, p=0,043), shoulder abduction limitation (r=0,292, p=0,029), intensity of pain (r=0565, p=0,000), HADS-A (r=0,306, p=0,022) and HADS-D (r=0,405, p=0,002). There was no significant differences in light touch sensation between affected and healthy side (p>0.05). According to these findings, it was concluded that kinesiophobia can be affected by anxiety and depression level and lymphedema severity in women who underwent breast surgery. It was determined that shoulder joint limitations and pain can affect the upper extremity function negatively and upper extremity dysfunction was associated with anxiety and depression levels of the patients.