Gynecologic oncology reports · 2021
Severe lymphoedema in gynaecological cancers: Impact of pneumatic compression on quality of life.
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Freyne Aoife, Donoghue Niamh O, Shahabuddin Yulia, Baker Roisin, Murtagh Claire, Gleeson Noreen
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OBJECTIVE: Good survival rates from gynaecological cancers focus our attention on the quality of survivorship. Lymphoedema is a common complication that affects many aspects of quality of life (QOL). We undertook a prospective audit of QOL of patients with higher grade lymphoedema using home compression pneumatic devices. The aim of this study was to assess QOL in a mixed gynaecological cancer cohort before and after at least eight weeks of home compression treatment.
METHODS: Thirteen patients with the most severely disabling lower limb lymphoedema based on routinely collected QOL scores or a history of hospital admissions with related infection were invited to participate. QOL was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 Version 3.0 and a supplementary gynaecological cancer-specific lymphoedema questionnaire. Home compression therapy was introduced not sooner than 3 months after primary cancer treatment. All patients applied compression treatment for at least one hour per day. Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were applied. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: All participants' functional and symptom scores improved with compression therapy with the exception of sexual function.
CONCLUSIONS: Self-management with pneumatic compression devices at home is a useful adjunct in the management of severe lymphoedema. Our preliminary experience showed a substantial improvement in most QOL parameters. We cannot say if domiciliary treatment with this compression device would have broader application or a role in primary or secondary prevention of lymphoedema if introduced at an earlier stage.
METHODS: Thirteen patients with the most severely disabling lower limb lymphoedema based on routinely collected QOL scores or a history of hospital admissions with related infection were invited to participate. QOL was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 Version 3.0 and a supplementary gynaecological cancer-specific lymphoedema questionnaire. Home compression therapy was introduced not sooner than 3 months after primary cancer treatment. All patients applied compression treatment for at least one hour per day. Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were applied. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: All participants' functional and symptom scores improved with compression therapy with the exception of sexual function.
CONCLUSIONS: Self-management with pneumatic compression devices at home is a useful adjunct in the management of severe lymphoedema. Our preliminary experience showed a substantial improvement in most QOL parameters. We cannot say if domiciliary treatment with this compression device would have broader application or a role in primary or secondary prevention of lymphoedema if introduced at an earlier stage.