Pinto, Paula NogueiraAmorim, VeraPedro, Luisa2024-09-062024-09-062021-04Pinto PN, Amorim V, Pedro L. Impact of an adapted physiotherapy program with traditional and historical dances for mastectomized women surviving breast cancer. In: In: World Physiotherapy Congress [online], April 8, 2021.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17684Introduction: Breast cancer survivors with longer treatments often leave sequelae. Dance provides greater adherence to regular physical activity. Traditional dances are made up of rhythmic and standardized movements in space and time, which require the movements and coordination of large and small muscle groups. Methods: Longitudinal quasi-experimental method. Intervention dances were chosen based on exercise guidelines for mastectomized women. The program minutes once a week, for 7 weeks, of a low-impact physical activity through art that provides greater adherence to regular physical activity. Sample 11 women with an average age of 55 years and standard deviation of 9, who underwent mastectomy for more than 6 months, who were not undergoing adjuvant treatments, and without contraindications for physical exercise. Instruments: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORCT QLQ-BR23); Disabilities of the arm shoulder and hand (DASH); Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS). Statistics Shapiro-Wilk adjustment, T Student test or the Wilcoxon, for a significance level of 0.05 %. Results: Improvements in QoL in body image (z = -2.315, p < 0.021) and future perspective (z = -2.121,p < 0.034).Functionality of the upper limb (t (10) = 2.826, p < 0.018). Cognitive fadigue (z = -2.852; p < 0.004) and chronic fatigue(z = -2.362; p < 0.018). Discussion: The physiotherapy intervention program with traditional and historical dances, oriented and chosen for this sample, demonstrated to be a promising program to develop in rehabilitation. CONCLUSION: The physiotherapy intervention program with traditional and historical dances, had a positive impact on quality of life, body image, and future perspective, on the functionality of the upper limb and fatigue.engPhysiotherapyRehabilitationBreast cancerMastectomized womenDanceconference object