Relationship of postoperative exercises to recovery of radical mastectomy patients.

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Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Pike, Doris Jenkins
Title Relationship of postoperative exercises to recovery of radical mastectomy patients.
Date 1970-06
Description The incidence of breast cancer is widespread and usually necessitates a radical mastectomy procedure. The literature is replete with articles suggesting that postoperative exercising is necessary to prevent edema and/or limitation of motion of the arm on the operative side9 when a radical mastectomy is performed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether planned and supervised exercising to mastectomy patients would alter the recovery and return to usual activities. It was hypothesized that special pre-discharge care and teaching would significantly influence recovery and return to usual activities. The sample consisted of 10 female patients, ranging in age from 35 to 73. Criterion for selection was radical mastectomy with removal of accompanying lymphatics and pectoral muscles. The patients were alternately placed in a control or experimental group. The experimental group received planned and guided exercises by researcher for seven days. The control group received usual hospital care.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Breast Cancer; Excercises
Subject MESH Perioperative Care; Perioperative Nursing;; Postoperative Care; Mastectomy
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Relationship of postoperative exercises to recovery of radical mastectomy patients." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Relationship of postoperative exercises to recovery of radical mastectomy patients." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RD14.5 1970 .P5.
Rights Management © Doris Jenkins Pike.
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier us-etd2,11741
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x92rzd