Table 4.
Proportion of women (%) with breast cancer who visit a physiotherapist (Yes) according to different independent variables and associated factors
| Non Adjusted | Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | IRR | IC95 | PRa | IC95 | ||
| Acute period symptoms | ||||||
| Pain | Yes | 26.0 | 1.91 | [1.59, 2.29] | 1.55 | [1.26, 1.88] |
| No | 13.7 | 1 | ||||
| Discomfort in daily activities | Yes | 25.4 | 1.75 | [1.46, 2.10] | ||
| No | 14.5 | 1 | ||||
| Arm pain | Yes | 22.9 | 1.69 | [1.41, 2.03] | 1.32 | [1.08, 1.64] |
| No | 13.6 | 1 | ||||
| Difficulties to raise the arm | Yes | 25.1 | 1.56 | [1.30, 1.87] | ||
| No | 16.1 | 1 | ||||
| Hand or arm swelling | Yes | 21.3 | 1.26 | [1.06, 1.51] | ||
| No | 16.8 | 1 | ||||
| Chest pain | Yes | 19.3 | 1.11 | [0.93, 1.32] | ||
| No | 17.4 | 1 | ||||
| Chest swelling | Yes | 20.9 | 1.18 | [0.96, 1.46] | ||
| No | 17.7 | 1 | ||||
| Chronic period symptoms | ||||||
| Cervical pain | Yes | 27.3 | 1.73 | [1.44, 2.07] | ||
| No | 15.8 | 1 | ||||
| Low back pain | Yes | 23.3 | 1.45 | [1.21, 1.73] | ||
| No | 16.1 | 1 | ||||
| Tendinitis | Yes | 30.5 | 1.86 | [1.52, 2.26] | 1.58 | [1.29, 1.93] |
| No | 16.4 | 1 | ||||
| Arm Pain | Yes | 28.3 | 1.88 | [1.54, 2.29] | ||
| No | 15.0 | 1 | ||||
| Lymphedema | Yes | 34.1 | 2.26 | [1.89, 2.69] | 1.78 | [1.45, 2.11] |
| No | 15.1 | 1 | ||||
| Reduced arm strength | Yes | 26.1 | 1.66 | [1.39, 1.99] | ||
| No | 15.7 | 1 | ||||
| Reduced hand grip | Yes | 29.5 | 1.75 | [1.42, 2.17] | ||
| No | 16.8 | 1 | ||||
| Socio-economic outcomes | ||||||
| Age (years) at the time of the survey | 29–54 years | 22.5 | 1 | |||
| 55–62 years | 22.3 | 0.99 | [0.80, 1.23] | |||
| 63–70 years | 16.9 | 0.75 | [0.59, 0.96] | |||
| 71–95 years | 10.5 | 0.46 | [0.35, 0.26] | |||
| Highest level of education attained | None or primary | 9.8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Secondary | 17.9 | 1.83 | [1.32, 2.52] | 1.66 | [1.20, 2.28] | |
| Superior | 23.7 | 2.41 | [1.77, 3.28] | 2.08 | [1.52, 2.83] | |
| National Classification of Occupation | Manual workers | 17.0 | 1 | |||
| Intermediate occupations | 19.5 | 1.14 | [0.90, 1.46] | |||
| Directors and managers | 22.0 | 1.29 | [1.02, 1.63] | |||
| Mutual or private insurance | Yes | 22.2 | 1.26 | [1.05, 1.50] | 1.22 | [1.02, 1.47] |
| No | 17.6 | 1 | ||||
| Received information to medical care and rehabilitation | None or low | 20.1 | 1 | |||
| Fair or too much | 19.9 | 0.99 | [0.82, 1.20] | |||
| Breast cancer outcomes | ||||||
| Cancer stage | In situ | 16.9 | ||||
| Initial phase tumor | 15.6 | 0.92 | [0.64, 1.32] | |||
| Local tumor | 22.4 | 1.32 | [0.93, 1.87] | |||
| Metastasis tumor | 16.7 | 0.98 | [0.38, 2.55] | |||
| Years from the diagnosis | 0–3 | 20.9 | 1 | |||
| 4–8 | 19.0 | 0.91 | [0.72, 1.14] | |||
| 7–9 | 17.3 | 0.83 | [0.64, 1.07] | |||
| 10–26 | 15.9 | 0.76 | [0.59, 0.99] | |||
| Number of relapses | None | 15.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| One | 24.6 | 1.55 | [1.15, 2.08] | 1.2 | [0.88, 1.64] | |
| More than one | 19.5 | 1.23 | [1.02, 1.48] | 1.21 | [1.01, 1.46] | |
| General health status | Low | 23.6 | 1 | |||
| Good or excellent | 16.5 | 0.70 | [0.58, 0.84] | |||