Evaluation of Lymphedema Patients Status During Covid-19 Pandemic

Evaluation of Lymphedema Patients Treatment Processes, Health Status, Coronavirus Phobia, Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression During Covid-19 Pandemic

The pandemic, which started in China at the end of 2019, appeared in our country in a short time. Most hospitals and physicians were only concerned with the treatment of these patients. One of the most victimized patient groups in this duration was lymphedema patients who were in need of continuous follow-up and rehabilitation at necessary periods, but were also at risk in terms of covid-19 infection and could not go to hospitals unless necessary. The treatment of both primary and secondary lymphedema patients has been interrupted or delayed. This process has affected the health status, treatment processes and quality of life of the lymphedema patient group. The current situation may have caused them anxiety and depression as a result of infection fear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the treatment processes, health status, coronavirus phobia, anxiety, and depression states of the lymphedema patients .

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Lymphedema

Detailed Description

60 primary and secondary lymphedema male and female patients with stage I,II,III lymphedema older than 18 years old over who were followed up in the lymphedema outpatient clinic of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic were included in the study.They were called by phone. Permission was asked for questioning from the patients reached. A hundred lymphedema patients were called and 60 patients were reached or agreed to be interviewed. The questions on the form and scales were read clearly to the patients who accepted the interview and were asked to be answered by the patient. The health status of the admitted patients during the covid-19 pandemic period and the treatment processes were questioned with the form we prepared.These forms were included socio-demographic features, physical, and detailed medical histories.Edema staging was evaluated by the International Society of Lymphology (ISL) lymphedema staging classification.This information was filled in from patients' files. The pandemic process was evaluated in the other part of the form. Working status, mobilization during the pandemic process, whether he/she or his/her relative was diagnosed with coronavirus infection, whether he/she received suplemental treatment, how much he/she paid attention to hand-foot hygine, whether his/her swelling increased, whether he/she had a cellulite attack, whether he/she regular self-manual lymphatic drainage and/or exercise, It was questioned whether there was an increase in a different symptom other than swelling, eating habits and weight gain, most recently whether he used pressure stocking regularly.In addition, the fear because of the covid-19 virus was questioned with the coronavirus-19 phobia scale (CP19-S), quality of life with lymphedema quality of life arm / leg (LYMQOL), and anxiety and depression with the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS).

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 60

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ataşehir
    • Istanbul, Ataşehir, Turkey, 34752
      • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary or secondary lymphedema patients who aged over 18.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary or secondary lymphedema patients with stage I,II,II stage
• Aged over 18 years old
• Upper or lower extremity lymphedema

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under the age of 18
• Patients who do not accept phone calls.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Coronavirus Phobia Scale	The CP19-S has 20 items which is a self-report instrument with a five-point Likert-type scale to assess the levels of coronavirus (covid-19) phobia. All items are rated on a 5 point scale from "strongly disagree (1)" to "strongly agree (5)." The scores on the scale can range between 20 and 100 and a higher score indicates a greater phobia in the respected subscales (psychological, psycho-somatic, economic and social) and total scale. In the present study total scale scores ranged from 20 to 100 .	1 day
Lymphedema Quality of Life Arm	The LYMQOL-Arm consists of four domains with 28 items. These domains are symptoms, appearance, function, and mood. The answers were evaluated on a four-point Likert scale (1= not at all 2= a little, 3= quite a bit, 4= a lot). Each item received a score between 1 and 4, with higher scores indicating a worse QOL. Domain totals were calculated by adding the individual scores and dividing the total by the number of questions answered (If >50% of questions per domain were not answered this cannot be calculated *and =0). If the item was not scored and left blank or not applicable, this was scored with a 0. The four domains and their corresponding questions are: Function 1 (a-h), 2,3, Appearance 4,5,6,7,8 Symptoms 9,10,11,12,13,14 and Emotion 15,16,17,18,19,20. Overall QOL (Q21) is scored as the value marked by the patient, between 0-10	1 day
Lymphedema Quality of Life Leg	The LYMQOL-Leg consists of 27 items: 26 multiple-choice questions and 1 rating question. It covers four domains: symptoms, appearance, function, and mood. Scoring and calculating is same with the arm scale but differences are; function 1 (a-f), 2,3 appearance 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 symptoms 11,12,13,14,15 and emotion 16,17,18,19,20,21. Overall quality of life (Q22) is scored as the value marked by the patient, between 0-10.	1 day
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale	It consists of 14 items with two subscales (seven items for anxiety and seven items for depression). Each item is scored 0-3. Each subscale is scored between 0 and 21. The aim of the scale is not to make a diagnosis, but to determine the risk group bt screening anxiety and depression in a short time in patients with physical diseases. The cut-off points of the Turkish version of the HADS were determined as 10 for the anxiety subscale and 7 for the depression subscale.	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Feyza Akan Begoğlu, MD, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 25, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): September 29, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 8, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 5, 2020
• Last Verified: October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: lymphedema, coronavirus, LYMQOL, HADS
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lymphatic Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19; Lymphedema
• Other Study ID Numbers: feyzaakanbegoglu

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No