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Associations between the treatments and outcomes of patients with upper and lower lymphoedema in Japan: a cross-sectional observational study.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Iuchi, Terumi Dai, Misako Sanada, Hiromi Okuwa, Mayumi Nakatani, Toshio Sugama, Junko
Spatial Coverage	Japan
Description	Country affiliation: Japan Author Affiliation: Iuchi T ( Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate Course of Nursing Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.); Dai M ( Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.); Sanada H ( Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.); Okuwa M ( Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.); Nakatani T ( Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.); Sugama J ( Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. Electronic address: junkosgm@mhs.mp.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.)
Abstract	BACKGROUND: Lymphoedema is not currently curable, and it is important that symptoms are alleviated by appropriate treatment. Treatments aim to delay the progression of swelling and to improve patients' quality of life (QOL). There are many objective and subjective outcomes of lymphoedema, but it is unclear which outcomes should be used to evaluate lymphoedema treatments. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the associations between lymphoedema treatments and outcomes. DESIGN: A cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: Lymphoedema outpatient clinics in Japan. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 170 patients with lymphoedema were recruited from four outpatient clinics. METHODS: The data were collected from medical records, physical assessments, and interviews. The following objective outcomes were evaluated: circumference measurements, Stemmer sign, cellulitis, and skin hardness. The following subjective outcomes were evaluated: satisfaction with treatment, subjective symptoms, EuroQol-5 dimensions, and a quality of life measure for limb lymphoedema (LYMQOL). Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the associations between lymphoedema treatments and their outcomes. RESULTS: Secondary lymphoedema was present in 158 patients (92.9%), and 91 patients (53.5%) had lower lymphoedema. The patients using compression garments were 2.63 times more likely to have a positive Stemmer sign and 2.85 times more likely to be satisfied with their treatment than those who were not using compression garments (p=0.02 for Stemmer sign, p<0.01 for satisfaction). The patients treated with simple lymphatic drainage (SLD) exhibited a 2.26-fold greater level of satisfaction with treatment than those not receiving this treatment (p<0.01). The patients treated with complete decongestive therapy (CDT) had higher QOL than did those not receiving this therapy (ß=-0.19, p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The progression of swelling can be evaluated using the Stemmer sign with regard to compression therapy. The degree of satisfaction can be evaluated as the patient's satisfaction with their lymphoedema regarding compression garments and SLD, and improvements in QOL can be evaluated using the LYMQOL with regard to CDT. The subjective outcomes were not associated with every lymphoedema treatment in this study, and the effectiveness of lymphoedema treatment can be evaluated using several different outcomes.
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ISSN	00207489
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	52
e-ISSN	1873491X
Journal	International Journal of Nursing Studies
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2015-05-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Nursing Arm Pathology Leg Lymphedema Therapy Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Cross-sectional Studies Female Humans Japan Male Middle Aged Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nursing

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