Measurement Issues in Anthropometric Measures of Limb Volume Change in Persons at Risk for and Living with Lymphedema: A Reliability Study

Measurement Issues in Anthropometric Measures of Limb Volume Change in Persons at Risk for and Living with Lymphedema: A Reliability Study

Understanding whether a true change has occurred during the process of care is of utmost importance in lymphedema management secondary to cancer treatments. Decisions about when to order a garment, start an exercise program, and begin or end therapy are based primarily on measurements of limb volume...

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Main Authors: Dorit Tidhar, Jane M Armer, Daniel Deutscher, Chi-Ren Shyu, Josef Azuri, Richard Madsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
decision-making
lymphedema
lymphedema management
minimal clinical
detectable change
reliability
standard error of measurement
tape measurement
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/5/4/341

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