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Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública

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Abstract

UCLES VILLALOBOS, Vanessa; MATA JIMENEZ, Laura  and  MATAMOROS SANCHEZ, Arnoldo. Description of people with breast cancer referred to the Rehabilitation Program in Cancer and Palliative Care of the Rehabilitation Service in the Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, from june 1rst, 2012 to may 31, 2013. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.1, pp.30-44. ISSN 1409-1429.

Objetives:

Caracterization of women referred to the Rehabilitation Program in Cancer and Palliative Care of the Rehabilitation Service of the Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guarida, between june 1rst, 2012 and May 31, 2013. Optimice services, problem assesment or health situations, to improve atention´s quality.

Methods:

Study design: Observtive Retrospective - Descriptive. Variables: age, gender, marital state, diagnosis, treatment, physiatrist diagnosis.

Results:

Most women with breast cancer are diagnosed at 40-89 years-old.

Incidence in less than 50 years-old is approximately 30%. Almost all women included complication prevention, and associated pain, movility impair and lymphedema.

the Rehabilitation Program in Cancer and Palliative Care of the Rehabilitation Service of the Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia offers basic services for women with breast cancer. To improve integral attention is necessary to include education and pre-operatory assesment.

Conclusions:

The Rehabilitation Program in Cancer and Palliative Care of the Rehabilitation Service of the Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guarida has to improve and the rehabilitation has a basic rol to complete integral attention and life quality in patients with breast cancer.

Keywords : Rehabilitation; cancer; palliative care.

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