Psychometric Properties of Quality of Life Questionnaires for Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Assessing quality of life (QoL) using a well-developed and validated questionnaire is an essential part of a breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) treatment. However, a QoL questionnaire with the best psychometric properties is so far unknown. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the questionnaires measuring the QoL of patients with BCRL. A thorough search was performed to identify published studies in electronic databases such as Medline (via Ovid), EBSCOhost, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, on 8 February 2022, by using search terms as follows: 'quality of life'; 'breast cancer'; 'upper limb'; 'lymphedema'; 'questionnaire'; and 'measurement properties.' Two reviewers conducted article selection, data extraction, and quality assessment indep

SUBMITTER: Meilani E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8909332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature