Self-measured leg circumference for the detection of lymphedema among men with prostate cancer: a reliability study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Early lymphedema detection is crucial to timely treatment, and home-based monitoring holds promise for early detection of leg lymphedema among at-risk cancer survivors. We developed a self-measurement protocol for home-based leg circumference measurements and tested its reliability in men with prostate cancer at risk of lymphedema.

Patients/material and methods

This cross-sectional study recruited men with prostate cancer from the Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. Circumference measurements were taken at four points on both legs, from which leg volume was calculated. Intrarater reliability was assessed by comparing self-measurements taken at home and in the hospital. Interrater reliability was evaluated by comparing hospit

SUBMITTER: Larsen GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884415 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature