Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài: Primary lower limb lymphedema: a focus on its functional, social and emotional impact. | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2010 7 353 International Journal of Medical Sciences 2010 7 6 353-357 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved Research Paper Primary lower limb lymphedema a focus on its functional social and emotional impact Emmanouil K Symvoulakis Dimitrios I Anyfantakis Christos Lionis Clinic of Social and Family Medicine Department of Social Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Crete Heraklion Crete Greece. H Corresponding author Dimitrios Anyfantakis Clinic of Social and Family Medicine Department of Social Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Crete Heraklion 71003 Crete Greece. Tel 302832021309 Mobile 36937473215 E-mail danyfantakis@med. uoc. gr Received Accepted Published Abstract Primary lymphedema is a rare chronic and distressing condition with negative effects on physical social and emotional level. The purpose of these reports was to present and discuss two different cases of primary lower limb lymphedema with a focus on its physical and mental impact and on some qualitative aspects of patients self-reported experiences. The patients were recruited as they used occasional services within the University Hospital of Heraklion Crete Greece . The functional and mental impact of primary lymphedema was measured using the generic Medical Outcome Study short form-36 questionnaire and open-ended questions led to give more emphasis to patients experiences. The analysis of short form-36 results in the first patient disclosed a significant functional impairment with a minor impact of the condition on emotional and social domains. For the second patient quality of life scores in the emotional and social domains were affected. Our findings support further the statement that physicians should pay full attention to appraise the patient s physical and emotional condition. General practitioners have the opportunity to monitor the long-term impact of chronic disorders. Posing simple open-ended questions and .
