Functionality and quality of life of patients with unilateral lymphedema of a lower limb: a cross-sectional study.

Autor: Pedrosa BCS; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami - LIKA, Recife, PE, Brasil., Maia JN; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Recife, PE, Brasil., Ferreira APL; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Recife, PE, Brasil., de Araújo MDGR; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Recife, PE, Brasil., Montenegro EJN; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Recife, PE, Brasil., da Silva FL; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz, Serviço de Referência Nacional em Filarioses, Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhães - CPqAM, Recife, PE, Brasil., de Castro CMMB; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami - LIKA, Recife, PE, Brasil., Andrade MDA; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Recife, PE, Brasil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Jornal vascular brasileiro [J Vasc Bras] 2019 May 07; Vol. 18, pp. e20180066. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 07.
DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.006618
Abstrakt: Background: Lymphedema of the lower limbs is a chronic disease caused by damage to the lymphatic system that influences people's mobility, functionality, and quality of life. Questionnaires and physical test are very practical, easy to apply, and low cost methods that provide important data for evaluation of these patients.
Objectives: To evaluate the influence of unilateral lower limb lymphedema on functionality and quality of life, correlating 3 assessment tools.
Methods: This was a descriptive study investigating 25 patients of both sexes with unilateral lymphedema in a lower limb. Limb volume was assessed using circumferential tape measurements, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) was used to assess quality of life, the Lymphoedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire for Lower Limb Lymphoedema (Lymph-ICF-LL) was used to assess physical, mental, and social skills related to lymphedema, and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test was used for functional assessment.
Results: Lymphedema was present throughout the affected lower limb of participants. The domains most affected by lymphedema were physical aspects (25.0 ± 31.4) and emotional aspects (36.0 ± 42.9) from the SF-36 and the mobility domain (6.0 ± 2.6) from the Lymph -ICF-LL. Patients performed the TUG in 9.88 ± 1.98 seconds. The TUG was correlated with the questionnaires and the questionnaires were correlated with each other.
Conclusions: People with unilateral lower limb lymphedema exhibited negative impacts on quality of life and functionality, as evaluated by questionnaires, which were correlated with each other. TUG performance was within normal limits, but results correlated with the questionnaires used.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: No conflicts of interest declared concerning the publication of this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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