A retrospective cross-sectional study comparing health-related quality-of-life in females with lipoedema and bilateral leg lymphoedema.

Rhiannon Stellmaker¹, Belinda Thompson², Helen Mackie³, Vincent Singh Paramanandam⁴, Kerry A Sherman⁵, Louise Koelmeyer⁶

¹Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Centre, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Level 5 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: rhiannon.stellmaker@mq.edu.au.

²Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Centre, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Level 5 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: belinda.thompson@mq.edu.au.

³Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Centre, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Level 5 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: helen.mackie@mqhealth.org.au.

⁴Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Centre, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Level 5 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: vincentsingh.paramanandam@mq.edu.au.

⁵Lifespan Centre for Health and Wellbeing, School of Psychological Sciences, Levels 2 and 3, 16 University Ave, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: kerry.sherman@mq.edu.au.

⁶Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Centre, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Level 5 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: louise.koelmeyer@mq.edu.au.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lipoedema is a condition of abnormal accumulation of painful adipose tissue, usually in the lower body of women. The disproportionate subcutaneous adipose tissue may negatively impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There are currently no patient reported outcome measures (PROM) specifically designed to assess the HRQoL in individuals with lipoedema. The aim of this study was t…

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