American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialAssociation between lymphedema self-care adherence and lymphedema outcomes among women with breast cancer-related lymphedema.
The aim of this study was to determine whether adherence to self-care modalities for breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) predicts BCRL outcomes among 128 breast cancer survivors who participated in the 12-mo physical activity and lymphedema trial. ⋯ Our findings suggest that levels of BCRL self-care adherence do not predict BCRL outcomes among breast cancer survivors with stable lymphedema who were followed for 12 mos.