Poster Session
Issue Date: July 2018
Published Online: November 01, 2018
Updated: April 30, 2020
Review of Health-Related Quality of Life Assessments for Patients With Lymphedema
Gina Dellino; Tatiana Kaminsky, PhD, OTR/L; George Tomlin, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Author Affiliations
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Puget Sound
Article Information
Assessment Development and Testing / Hand and Upper Extremity / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   November 01, 2018
Review of Health-Related Quality of Life Assessments for Patients With Lymphedema
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211520327. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO7032
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211520327. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO7032
Abstract

Date Presented 4/21/2018

A systematic literature review explored psychometric data on health-related quality of life measures that could be used in lymphedema practice. The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand and the Lymphedema Life Impact Scale demonstrated the strongest reliability, validity, and clinical utility. Findings were shared with clinicians to inform their practice.

Primary Author and Speaker: Gina Dellino

Additional Authors and Speakers: Tatiana Kaminsky, George Tomlin

Contributing Authors: Bonnie C. Blair, Jennifer E. Thomas