Study on analysis of psychometric property of the comprehensive measurement and the assessment set in patients with lymphedema

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350586
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: TSUJI Tetsuya 慶應義塾大学, 医学部(信濃町), 准教授 (90245639)
• Research Collaborator: MORITA Emiko
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: リンパ浮腫 / 運動耐容能 / 筋力 / パワー / 運動機能 / 評価法 / 婦人科癌 / 悪性腫瘍（癌）

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim is to evaluate exercise tolerance (Shuttle walking test: SWT), leg power (stair climbing power test: SCPT), lower Limb muscle strength (the ratio of quadriceps muscle strength to body weight on the affected side: QUAD) and clear negative effects of lymphedema on motor function.
Subjects were 42 patients with lymphedema. In severe edema group, there were significantly shorter in SWT distance, longer in SCPT time, and lower in QUAD than in mild one. Patients below 40% of QUAD in severe edema group, SWT distance was shorter and SCPT time was longer significantly.
Severer lymphedema and lower muscle strength on the affected side were one of the main factor of decreases in motor function. We showed that evaluation items of our study were useful as the assessment set of motor function in patients with lymphedema.

Free Research Field

悪性腫瘍（がん）リハビリテーション、リンパ浮腫の評価と治療