Pain catastrophizing as a longitudinal correlate of shoulder dysfunction and lymphedema in geriatric breast cancer survivors
Pain catastrophizing is strongly and persistently associated with shoulder dysfunction and lymphedema in geriatric breast cancer survivors. Early PCS-based risk stratification is recommended to guide targeted interventions.
Authors
- Merve Tokoçin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-300X)
- Atilla Çelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0732-9007)
- Turan Pehlivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5568-2031)
Institutions
- Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06813-9
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00