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Table 1 Independent study variables and their measurement instruments

From: Efficacy and efficiency of a new therapeutic approach based on activity-oriented proprioceptive antiedema therapy (TAPA) for edema reduction and improved occupational performance in the rehabilitation of breast cancer-related arm lymphedema in women: a controlled, randomized clinical trial

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

(Sociodemographic and clinical variables)

MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (to be filled in with information from interviews and clinical records)

- ID: Identification number for the study (1, 2, 3...)

ID:

- Age.

Date of bird _/_/_

_ years old

- Group (Treatment carried out):

TAPA / standard.

- Work activity:

Working (Which?)

/Retired/Unemployed/Others (Which?)

- Menstrual situation:

Pre-menopausal/Post-menopausal

- Laterality:

Right/ left/Both

- Body mass index (BMI):

- Obesity:

BMI: height/weight2

yes (BMI > =30)/ no (BMI < 30)

- AHT (Arterial hypertension):

Yes (> = 120/80 mmHg/take medication) / no (< 120/80 mmHg)

- DLP (Dyslipidemia):

Yes (> = 200 mg dl/take medication) / no (< 200 mg/dl)

- DM (Diabetes):

Yes (> = 126 mg dl/take medication) / no (< 126 mg/dl)

- Heart disease:

Yes / no

- Kidney failure: Yes / no

Yes / no

- Vascular disease: Yes /no

Yes / no

- Thyroid disease: Yes / no

Yes / no

- Pacemaker: Yes / no

Yes / no

- Electro-stimulator: Yes /no

Yes / no

- Date of BC diagnosis

_/_/_

- Date of lymphedema diagnosis

_/_/_

- Stage:

I, II

- Edema location:

Hand(H)/Forearm (F)/Arm (A)/ Breast

H + F/ H + F + A/ F + A/ Complete/ Others (this category should be thoroughly considered)

- Breast:

Right/ left

- Date of surgical intervention:

_/_/_

- Type of tumor:

- Intervention type: Conservative/mastectomy

ductal infiltrating/in situ/ lobular/ inflammatory/tubular/other (which?):

Conservative/mastectomy

- Axillary surgery:

sentinel ganglion biopsy (SGB)/ lymphadenectomy /Both/none

- No. of excised ganglia:

- No. positive ganglia:

- Complications:

Infection/ hematoma/ seroma/nerve lesion/Axillary web syndrome

- Chemotherapy:

Yes / no

- Radiotherapy:

Yes / no

- Hormone therapy:

Yes / no

- Immunotherapy:

Yes / no

- Breast reconstruction:

Yes / no

Yes:

- Type of reconstruction: Prosthesis/back/ abdomen

- Reconstruction time: Immediate/ deferred

- Date of symptom onset:

_/_/_

- Lymphedema:

Right/ left