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Compressive taping to prevent postmastectomy seroma: patient adherence and satisfaction
  1. Maíra Carneiro Fernandes1,
  2. Erica Alves Nogueira Fabro2,
  3. Matheus Albino Ximenes1,
  4. Rejane Medeiros Medeiros Costa2,
  5. Nathalia Bordinhon Soares1,
  6. Suzana Sales de Aguiar1,
  7. Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler1 and
  8. Anke Bergmann1
  1. 1Program of Clinical Epidemiology, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. 2Physiotherapy Service, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Dr Anke Bergmann, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; abergmann{at}inca.gov.br

Abstract

Objective Evaluate patient adherence and satisfaction concerning postmastectomy compressive taping.

Methods This comprises a preintervention and postintervention study carried out with women ≥18 years old who underwent taping during the first 7 postoperative days at the Cancer Hospital III/National Cancer Institute. Good adherence was considered as taping maintenance for 7 days. Satisfaction levels were classified as satisfied and dissatisfied.

Results A total of 124 women with a mean age of 56.54 (±11.24) were included in the study. Most lived without a partner (58.1%), had more than 8 years of study (59.7%), referred to themselves as white (68.5%) and considered their health status to be good or very good (69.4%). Regarding treatment adherence, 90.3% patients displayed adherence. Patients with no bullous lesions were more likely to adhere to taping (OR 7.00; 95% CI 1.98 to 24.74; p=0.003). Regarding satisfaction, 78.2% of the patients felt satisfied. The absence of local discomfort (OR 4.51; 95% CI 1.73 to 11.74; p=0.002) and non-existence of self-reported oedema (OR 5.81; 95% CI 1.81 to 18, 66; p=0.003) were associated with greater patient satisfaction.

Conclusion Patients exhibited good adherence and felt very satisfied with the use of postmastectomy compressive taping.

Trial registration number NCT04471142.

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https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-004912

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    • Contributors The authors declare that the neuromuscular bandage used in this study will be donated by the company Fisio Vital Comércio de Artigos Ortopédicos Ltda, which signed a term of commitment with the Research Ethics Committee (CEP-INCA) renouncing access to data and interference in the analysis and dissemination of results. The authors declare that they have not received financial support that could influence the content of this article. The principal investigators have no financial interest in the conduct of this study. This investigation was supported by the National Cancer Institute - INCA, Cancer Hospital III. All of them are for academic purposes only. The authors AB and LCST are fellowship of research productivity (PQ) granted by the national council for scientific and technological development (CNPq).

    • Funding The taping used in this study will be donated by the company Fisiovital Comercio de Artigos Ortopedicos, which signed a commitment term with the Research Ethics Committee (CEP-INCA) renouncing access to data and results analysis and dissemination interference.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.