Impact of lymphedema on foot-health-related quality of life: a case-control investigation

Monteiro, Ana Júlia; de Labra, Carmen; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena; Dias, Adriano; Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo; Silva-Migueis, Helena; Nuno, Sérgio Loureiro; López-López, Daniel; Gómez-Salgado, Juan

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Monteiro, Ana Júlia

de Labra, Carmen

Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena

Dias, Adriano

Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo

Silva-Migueis, Helena

Nuno, Sérgio Loureiro

López-López, Daniel

Gómez-Salgado, Juan

Abstract(s)

Objective: To evaluate the foot-health-related quality of life in individuals with versus without lower-limb lymphedema. Methods: A case-control study was carried out in an academic clinic in Lisbon, Portugal. Eighty participants (40 controls and 40 with lymphedema) were included in the study. The researchers examined sociodemographic and clinical data and foot-health-related quality of life in both groups. In the group with lymphedema, lower-limb lymphedema was also characterized. Results: Individuals with lower-limb lymphedema had significantly lower scores on all dimensions of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire in comparison with the control group. Conclusions: Individuals with lower-limb lymphedema appear to have a poorer foot-health-related quality of life than the general population.

Keywords

Lymphedema Foot diseases Health status Quality of life Case-control study Portugal

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17525

Citation

Monteiro AJ, de Labra C, Losa-Iglesias ME, Dias A, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R, Nuno SL, et al. Impact of lymphedema on foot-health-related quality of life: a case-control investigation. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2024;37(7):376-81.