Does lower extremity lymphedema affect quality of life, functionality, and kinesiophobia?
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Tarih
2017
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Service de Kinesitherapie
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Özet
Background: Lymphedema is a chronic condition that affects patients in multiple aspects. It is associated with some kind of problems such as functional limitations, heaviness feeling, disruption of appearance, psychological stress and recurrent infections. It is a well-known fact that sedentary lifestyle and inactivity worsen the situation. As a result of misconceptual beliefs, lymphedema patients may avoid exercise and activity in addition to restricting themselves. Avoidance of activity may cause kinesiophobia and it worsens the situation by affecting the functionality and quality of life. Thus this study was aimed to investigate the effect of lower extremity lymphedema on functionality, kinesiophobia and quality of life. Method: 17 lower extremity lymphedema patients and 18 healthy participants were recruited to this study. Quality of life was measured with Lymph Quality of Life questionnaire, kinesiophobia with Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and functionality with the Lower Extremity Functional Scale. Results: Results showed that having lower extremity lymphedema affects the quality of life (p<0.001) and functionality (p=0.001), except for kinesiophobia (p=0.372). Outcomes measures were correlated to each other in moderate to high level ranges from r=0.49, p= 0.045 to r=0.69, p=0.003. Conclusion: In conclusion, it can be interpreted as early detection of lymphedema related complications such as kinesiophobia and loss of function and management of them may prevent the decreasing of the quality of life.
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Functionality, Kinesiophobia, Lymphedema, Quality of life
Kaynak
European Journal of Lymphology and Related Problems
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Q4
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29
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76
