Vpliv joge na kakovost življenja pri bolnicah z rakom dojke – pregled literature : diplomsko delo

Brezovšek, Sabina (author), Kavčič, Tina (mentor), Hlebš, Sonja (reviewer)

Uvod: Rak dojke je najpogostejša oblika raka pri ženskah po vsem svetu, prizadene pa lahko tudi moške. Bolniki z rakom dojke gredo skozi več napornih in invazivnih procesov zdravljenja, kar v večini primerov vodi v zmanjšano kakovost življenja. Vadba joge je oblika podporne terapije, ki se med drugim, zaradi nizkega tveganja za nastanek poškodb, priporoča pri bolnikih z rakom dojke. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je bil s pomočjo pregleda literature ugotoviti, ali joga vpliva na kakovost življenja bolnikov z rakom dojke. Metode dela: V diplomskem delu je bila uporabljena deskriptivna metoda raziskovanja s pregledom literature, ki smo jo iskali v podatkovnih bazah PubMen in Cinahl, s ključnimi besedami yoga AND breast cancer AND quality of life. Rezultati: Pregledali smo šest randomiziranih nadzorovanih raziskav, ki so ustrezale vključitvenim merilom in v katere je bilo vključenih skupaj 524 bolnic z rakom dojke. Intervencije z jogo so potekale doma ali v za to namenjenih ustanovah, individualno ali pa skupinsko. Bolnice z rakom dojke pogosto poročajo o zmanjšani kakovosti življenja na več področjih, zaradi posledic bolezni in zdravljenja. Avtorji pregledanih raziskav poročajo o pozitivnih učinkih vadbe joge med potekom zdravljenja. Joga pripomore k čustvenemu in socialnemu dobremu počutju ter ugodno vpliva na posledice zdravljenja, kot so utrujenost, težave z dihanjem, izguba teka, zaprtje in diareja. Razprava in zaključek: Ugotovitve pregledanih raziskav kažejo, da vadba joge izboljšuje kakovost življenja pri bolnicah z rakom dojke med zdravljenjem. Na podlagi tega se lahko vadba joge uporablja kot zanesljiva podporna terapija pri tovrstnih bolnikih, ni pa specifično ugotovljeno, katera vrsta joge je bolj priporočljiva. V raziskavah so bila uporabljena različna merilna orodja v obliki vprašalnikov. Učinki joge so večinoma kratkoročni, zato je za dolgotrajne učinke potrebno redno izvajanje vadbe. Ker so pregledane raziskave vključevale samo ženske, bi bilo zanimivo, če bi v prihodnjih preiskavah sodelovali tudi moški, čeprav za rakom dojke zboli zelo malo moških. V prihodnje bi bilo smiselno vključiti večje in bolj raznolike vzorce preiskovancev, ob tem pa tudi ugotoviti, katera vrsta joge je bolj primerna za takšne bolnike.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: diplomska dela, fizioterapija, bolniki z rakom dojke, rak, zdravljenje, kakovost življenja, vadba joge
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [S. Brezovšek]
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 33 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-165862
• UDC: 615.8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 218888451
• Publication date in RUL: 12.12.2024

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The impact of yoga on the quality of life in female breast cancer patients – literature review : diploma work

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women worldwide, but it can also affect men. Breast cancer patients go through several exhausting and invasive treatments, which in most cases leads to a low quality of life. Yoga practice is a form of supportive therapy, which, among other things, is recommended for breast cancer patients due to its low risk of injury. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to determine whether yoga affects the quality of life of breast cancer patients through a literature review. Methods: The thesis used a descriptive research method with a literature review, which we searched in the PubMed and CINAHL databases with the keywords yoga AND breast cancer AND quality of life. Results: We reviewed six randomised controlled trials that met the inclusion criteria and included a total of 524 breast cancer patients. Yoga interventions were held at home or in dedicated institutions, individually or in groups. Breast cancer patients often report about reduced quality of life in several levels, due to the consequences of the disease and treatment. The authors of the reviewed research report positive effects of practicing yoga during treatment. Yoga contributes to emotional and social well-being and has a positive effect on the consequences of treatment, such as fatigue, breathing problems, loss of appetite, constipation and diarrhea. Discussion and conclusion: Empirical evidence suggests that practicing yoga improves quality of life in breast cancer patients during treatment. Based on this, yoga practice can be used as a reliable supportive therapy in these patients, but it is not clear which specific type of yoga is more recommended. Researchers used different measurement instruments in the form of questionnaires. The effects of yoga are mostly short-term, so long-term effects require consistent practice. Since only women were included in the reviewed studies, future studies could include men as well, even though very few men get breast cancer. In the future, studies should also assure larger and more diverse samples of participants and determine which type of yoga is more suitable for such patients.

• Keywords: diploma theses, physiotherapy, breast cancer patients, cancer, treatment, quality of life, yoga practise