Assessment of Breast Cancer-Related Arm Lymphedema—Comparison of Physical Measurement Methods and Self-Report
- 16 November 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Cancer Investigation
- Vol. 28 (1), 54-62
- https://doi.org/10.3109/07357900902918494
Abstract
Purpose To determine the relationship between physical methods of measuring lymphedema and self-reported swelling, their reliability, and standard error of measurement. Method: Lymphedema in each arm of women with (n = 33) and without (n = 18) unilateral arm lymphedema, secondary to breast cancer was measured by self-report, bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), perometer, and the truncated cone method. Results: The physical measurement tools were highly reliable (ICC(2,1): 0.94 to 1.00) with high concordance (rc: 0.89 to 0.99). Selfreport correlatedmoderately with physical measurements (r = 0.65 to 0.71) and was moderately reliable (ICC(2,1): 0.70). Conclusions: Lymphedema assessment methods are concordant and reliable but not interchangeable.Keywords
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