Thesis (MTech (Nursing))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011. / To determine the incidence, risk factors and the treatment of lymphedema after
breast cancer treatment at the oncology unit of KATH, Kumasi, Ghana from 01
January 2005 to 31 December 2008.
Descriptive retrospective survey was used. Using a data capture sheet, data was
collected from the medical records of the breast cancer patients. Breast cancer and
lymphedema-related variables were collected. Data was analyzed as descriptive
statistics. Chi-square test was applied to determine whether or not two variables are
independent variables.
Among 313 patients treated for breast cancer between 2005 and 2008, 31 (9.9%)
developed lymphedema after treatment. A chi-square test showed that axillary lymph
node dissection was statistically a significant risk factor of lymphedema (Chi-square
test value=7.055, P value=0.008).
Radiation and late stage of breast cancer diagnosis may have contributed in
development of lymphedema despite having P value> 0.05. Age, body mass index
(BMI) and hypertension were also not associated with lymphedema.
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| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Owusu, Miriam Sekyere |
| Contributors | Basson, Petro, Uys, Corrie, Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences. Department of Nursing. |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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