Breast Swelling and Chest Wall Swelling as a Symptom Cluster Associated With Emotional Distress in Women with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

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Nursing for Women''s Health Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI:10.1016/j.nwh.2025.07.004

Amy Swartz

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the emotional health of women with breast cancer-related lymphedema, focusing on the symptom cluster of breast swelling and chest wall swelling.

Design: A descriptive correlational design was used for this secondary analysis.

Setting: Patients were recruited from a breast cancer center in New York City.

Participants: Women aged 21 years and older were recruited after initial breast cancer treatment. A sample size of 568 participants participated in the original study. The secondary analysis included 57 participants with breast swelling and chest wall swelling.

Methods: The Breast Cancer and Lymphedema Symptom Experience Index plus demographic information were collected. Four groups were created including the symptom cluster group of breast swelling and chest wall swelling for comparison. Parametric and nonparametric tests, such as descriptive statistics, chi-square, and Kruskal-Wallis H tests, were used to assess the data.

Results: Results revealed a 10% prevalence of the symptom cluster among participants. The median score on the emotional distress subscale was 9 out of 48. The emotional health of those with the symptom cluster showed a significant difference compared to those without the cluster.

Conclusion: These findings underscore the emotional distress burden associated with this symptom cluster, offering insights for the future development of targeted interventions and supportive care for affected individuals.

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乳房肿胀和胸壁肿胀是与乳腺癌相关淋巴水肿妇女情绪困扰相关的症状群

目的：探讨乳腺癌相关淋巴水肿患者的情绪健康状况，以乳房肿胀和胸壁肿胀为主要症状群。设计：二级分析采用描述性相关设计。环境：从纽约市的乳腺癌中心招募患者。参与者：年龄在21岁及以上的女性在最初的乳腺癌治疗后被招募。原始研究的样本量为568人。二次分析包括57名乳房肿胀和胸壁肿胀的参与者。方法：收集乳腺癌及淋巴水肿症状经历指数及人口统计学资料。分为乳房肿胀症状组和胸壁肿胀症状组四组进行比较。使用参数检验和非参数检验，如描述性统计、卡方检验和Kruskal-Wallis H检验来评估数据。结果：结果显示，10%的患病率的症状群的参与者。情绪困扰子量表的中位数得分为9分（总分48分）。有症状群集者的情绪健康状况与无症状群集者相比有显著差异。结论：这些发现强调了与该症状群相关的情绪困扰负担，为未来发展有针对性的干预措施和受影响个体的支持性护理提供了见解。

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期刊介绍： Nursing for Women"s Health publishes the most recent and compelling health care information on women"s health, newborn care and professional nursing issues. As a refereed, clinical practice journal, it provides professionals involved in providing optimum nursing care for women and their newborns with health care trends and everyday issues in a concise, practical, and easy-to-read format.