BACKGROUND: To describe functioning and health of lymphedema patients and to identify their most common problems using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as part of the preparatory studies for the development of ICF Core Sets for lymphedema. METHODS: Cross-sectional study in a population of lymphedema patients (n = 200), undergoing treatment in a Dutch lymphedema-specialized hospital. The second-level categories of the ICF were used to collect information on patients' problems in daily functioning. RESULTS: The mean age of the study group was 56 years (22-84). In total 78.5% of the patients were female. The most frequent mentioned items were: In the Body Functions component: muscle power and mobility of joints, in the Activities and Participation component: doing housework, and changing and maintaining a body position, in the Environmental Factors: Health professionals, who can act as both facilitators and barriers. Interestingly, patients assessed their health more positively than health professionals do. CONCLUSION: By using the ICF, a considerable part of the broad spectrum of problems in functioning of lymphedema patients was reported.
BACKGROUND: To describe functioning and health of lymphedemapatients and to identify their most common problems using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as part of the preparatory studies for the development of ICF Core Sets for lymphedema. METHODS: Cross-sectional study in a population of lymphedemapatients (n = 200), undergoing treatment in a Dutch lymphedema-specialized hospital. The second-level categories of the ICF were used to collect information on patients' problems in daily functioning. RESULTS: The mean age of the study group was 56 years (22-84). In total 78.5% of the patients were female. The most frequent mentioned items were: In the Body Functions component: muscle power and mobility of joints, in the Activities and Participation component: doing housework, and changing and maintaining a body position, in the Environmental Factors: Health professionals, who can act as both facilitators and barriers. Interestingly, patients assessed their health more positively than health professionals do. CONCLUSION: By using the ICF, a considerable part of the broad spectrum of problems in functioning of lymphedemapatients was reported.
Authors: Soheil Mahdi; Nadia Ronzano; Ane Knüppel; José Carlos Dias; Ayman Albdah; Lin Chien-Ho; Omar Almodayfer; Annet Bluschke; Sunil Karande; Huei-Lin Huang; Hanna Christiansen; Mats Granlund; Petrus J de Vries; David Coghill; Rosemary Tannock; Luis Rohde; Sven Bölte Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2018-02-17 Impact factor: 4.785
Authors: Soheil Mahdi; Katja Albertowski; Omar Almodayfer; Vaia Arsenopoulou; Sara Carucci; José Carlos Dias; Mohammad Khalil; Ane Knüppel; Anika Langmann; Marlene Briciet Lauritsen; Graccielle Rodrigues da Cunha; Tokio Uchiyama; Nicole Wolff; Melissa Selb; Mats Granlund; Petrus J de Vries; Lonnie Zwaigenbaum; Sven Bölte Journal: J Autism Dev Disord Date: 2018-06