Knowledge, attitude and practice toward postoperative upper limb exercise among patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer
Shengchao Huang, Jinxin Fu, Zhongzeng Liang, Weizhang Chen, Liyan Yu, Pu Qiu, Yuanqi Zhang, Baoying Chen · 2025
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Shengchao Huang and seven co-authors survey breast cancer patients on what they know, feel, and do about exercising an arm after armpit lymph node surgery. Their 2025 study questioned 479 patients at one Chinese hospital. Most had learned about recovery exercise from doctors and nurses. On the team's scales, knowledge ran high, attitudes positive, and self-reported practice strong.
Modeling sorted the links among the three. Having medical insurance went with better knowledge, while high blood lipids went with worse. Attitude predicted proactive practice, and the path analysis showed knowledge feeding practice both directly and through attitude. The authors advise keeping patient education strong, and using insurance coverage and metabolic health as flags for who needs extra teaching. The study is a snapshot from one hospital, offered as guidance for rehabilitation programs after this surgery.
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| CREATOR | Shengchao Huang, Jinxin Fu, Zhongzeng Liang, Weizhang Chen, Liyan Yu, Pu Qiu, Yuanqi Zhang, Baoying Chen |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |