Application of standing-sitting Baduanjin exercise in postoperative rehabilitation of breast cancer patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of standing-sitting Baduanjin exercise in postoperative rehabilitation of breast cancer patients. Methods Totally 70 cases of patients with breast cancer postoperation were randomly assigned to the control group and the experimental group. Patients in the control group received routine postoperative nursing, while patients in the experimental group adopted standing-sitting Baduanjin exercise. Fatigue condition and functional recovery of ill limb were compared through evaluation by BFI and functional assessment of ill limb. Results The total BFI score of fatigue in the experimental group was (3.29±0.42) points 1 month after operation, and was (3.28±0.45) points 3 months after operation. They were all superior than the score of control group (t=-4.007, -3.996; P<0.01). Limb function of 96.8% patients were completely recovered in the experimental group 1 month after operation, while just 75.8% patients in the control group. 3 months after operation, 100% patients were completely recovered in the experimental group, and in the control group, it was 81.8% (χ2=4.233, 4.264; P<0.05). Conclusions Suitability standing-sitting Baduanjin exercise can relieve the fatigue symptom of patients with breast cancer postoperation, and delay the aggravation of symptoms during chemotherapy. Key words: Breast cancer; Rehabilitation; Cancer-related fatigue; Standing-sitting Baduanjin exercise