| Title |
Quality of life among breast cancer patients with lymphedema: a systematic review of patient-reported outcome instruments and outcomes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Cancer Survivorship, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11764-012-0247-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrea L. Pusic, Yeliz Cemal, Claudia Albornoz, Anne Klassen, Stefan Cano, Isabel Sulimanoff, Marisol Hernandez, Marga Massey, Peter Cordeiro, Monica Morrow, Babak Mehrara |
| Abstract |
Lymphedema following breast cancer surgery remains a common and feared treatment complication. Accurate information on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes among patients with lymphedema is critically needed to inform shared medical decision making and evidence-based practice in oncologic breast surgery. Our systematic review aimed to (1) identify studies describing HRQOL outcomes in breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) patients, (2) assess the quality of these studies, and (3) assess the quality and appropriateness of the patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 274 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 37 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 37 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 55 | 20% |
| Unknown | 75 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 88 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 52 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 4% |
| Psychology | 9 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 11% |
| Unknown | 80 | 29% |
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