Reliability and Validity of The '6 Minute Pegboard and Ring Test' in Patients With Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the world and its incidence reaches up to 16%.Although survival can be increased with early diagnosis and more effective therapies, physical complications such as lymphedema, upper extremity dysfunction and chronic pain are frequently seen during and/or after breast cancer treatments. It has been determined that lymphedema associated with breast cancer treatment is a factor that mediates and/or exacerbates the adverse effects of breast cancer treatments on upper extremity functional capacity and quality of life of patients.It was determined that the 6 Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PRT) score showed a clear relationship with the upper extremity daily living activities (ADLs), and it was concluded that the 6 Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PRT) test could be used as an appropriate test in pulmonary rehabilitation programs to predict and show the improvement of daily living activities (ADLs). Therefore, in this study; The results to be obtained by evaluating the validity and reliability of the 6 Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PRT) test in breast cancer patients will increase the use of this test in both testing arm endurance and arm exercise capacity in breast cancer patients, and predicting the effect on daily living activities (ADLs)

Sex

Female

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

80 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

1. To be between the ages of 18-80,
2. Volunteering to participate in the research,
3. At least 15 months after breast cancer surgery,
4. 6 months after active breast cancer treatment (ie surgery/chemotherapy)
5. Having no problem in reading and/or understanding the scales and being able to cooperate with the tests.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of active infection,
2. Presence of bilateral breast cancer,
3. Presence of a history of surgical, neurological or orthopedic problems that may affect upper extremity functionality other than breast cancer surgery,
4. Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status,
5. Having musculoskeletal and neurological disease, symptomatic heart disease, previous lung surgery and malignant disease that may affect exercise performance.
6. Presence of unstable hypertension or diabetes mellitus