Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Program in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Early Stage Breast Cancer

The McGill Pain Questionnaire-Short Form (MPQ-SF). The purpose of the MPQ-SF is to rate qualities and intensities of pain. Fifteen words describe pain and the subject rates the pain words using a 4-point Likert scale. A visual analogue scale is used to identify intensity of pain and symptoms are rated on current and length of pain. The MPQ-SF has been shown to be a valid and reliable tool in the assessment of pain and specifically the assessment of cancer pain.7.8,9 The Breast Edge Task Force Outcomes Committee rated the MPQ-SF as "highly recommend" for use in the breast cancer population.

The purpose of the CIPN-20 is to identify quality of life. Twenty items are used to identify symptoms and functional limitations related to CIPN. Three subscales represent sensory, motor, and autonomic function and provide a more complete picture of the nature, frequency, and severity of CIPN. The CIPN-20 is a multidimensional scale that was specifically developed to capture patients' symptoms and functional limitations as related to CIPN 11,12. The CIPN-20 is best utilized when combined with other pain and quality of life tools.

The purpose of the Quick-DASH is to measure physical function and symptoms of persons with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb. 3 It is a shortened version of the DASH, using 11 items instead of 30. In the breast cancer population, the DASH has shown good outcome measures when testing physical, social and psychological concerns.13,14 The DASH is highly recommended in the breast cancer population and the Quick DASH is also recommended but has not been used as frequently in research.