Patient-reported outcomes and objective assessments with arm measurement and bioimpedance analysis for lymphedema among breast cancer survivors.

Mitsuo TeradaAkiyo YoshimuraMasataka SawakiMasaya HattoriGondo NaomiHaruru KotaniYayoi AdachiMadoka IwaseAyumi KataokaKayoko SuginoMakiko MoriNanae HorisawaYuri OzakiHiroji Iwata

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2019)

LE occurred in few SN patients. The prevalence of subjective LE was higher than that of objective LE. Arm circumference measurements better reflected PRO than did bioimpedance. These results underscore the limitation of LE detection by subjective or objective methods alone.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
end stage renal disease
body composition
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
sleep quality
prognostic factors
data analysis