Evaluation of patient-relevant outcomes of lymphedema and lipedema treatment: Development and validation of a new benefit tool

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 100-107

  Blome, C ^a   Augustin, M ^a   Heyer, K ^a   Knofel J ^a   Cornelsen, H ^b   Purwins, S ^a   Herberger, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Lymphtherapeutic Praxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lipedema; Lymphedema; Patient benefit; Patient reported outcomes; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEG EDEMA; LIPEDEMA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT BENEFIT INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF ESTEEM; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; YOUNG ADULT;

LIPEDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; PATIENT BENEFIT; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSLATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891956566     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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