Abstract
Purpose
This research aimed to study the effects of motor exercises on improving shoulder
functioning, functional ability, quality of life, depression, and anxiety in patients.
Patients and Methods
A randomized clinical trial in which 70 eligible patients referred to the oncology
ward participated in two intervention and control groups. The intervention group (N=35)
had been doing motor exercises for five weeks. Before the surgery, two days, and five
weeks after surgery, shoulder Range Of Motion (ROM) was measured with a goniometer,
and the functional capacity level was measured by the 6-Minute-Walk-Test. Quality
of life, depression, and anxiety were measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23;
and HADS questionnaires, respectively, at baseline and five weeks after surgery. Descriptive
statistics, the T-test, and the Chi-Square t-hotelling model were used to analyze
the data.
Results
The results showed that motor exercises had a significant statistical increase in
the distance of 6MWT (P<.001) and ROM (P≤.001) compared to the control group. Moreover,
there were significant differences in dimensions of patients’ quality of life, depression,
and anxiety in the intervention group, compared to the control group (P<.05).
Conclusion
Motor exercises had positive effects on improving physical functioning, shoulder ROM,
and decreasing patients’ anxiety and depression symptoms, consequently enhancing the
quality of life.
Keywords
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: August 02, 2022
Accepted:
July 19,
2022
Received in revised form:
July 17,
2022
Received:
February 5,
2022
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