Serveur d'exploration sur le lymphœdème

Attention, ce site est en cours de développement !
Attention, site généré par des moyens informatiques à partir de corpus bruts.
Les informations ne sont donc pas validées.

Lymphedema and employability – Review and results of a survey of Austrian experts

Identifieur interne : 000E95 ( Pmc/Curation ); précédent : 000E94; suivant : 000E96

Lymphedema and employability – Review and results of a survey of Austrian experts

Auteurs : Markus Neubauer [Autriche] ; Dieter Schoberwalter [Autriche] ; Fadime Cenik [Autriche] ; Mohammad Keilani [Autriche] ; Richard Crevenna [Autriche]

Source :

RBID : PMC:5346120

Abstract

SummaryBackground

Literature about lymphedema and its influence on the ability to work and employability is limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the opinion of Austrian experts on factors influencing the ability to work and employability in patients suffering from lymphedema.

Methods

A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 6 questions was sent to 12 Austrian lymphedema experts with 6 different specializations from May to August 2016. These experts were asked about suitable and unsuitable professions, the possible influence of lymphedema on the ability to work and employability as well as about existing and additional measures to improve the return to work.

Results

The reply rate was 100% (12 out of 12). All experts agreed that lymphedema can restrict the ability to work and employability. The leading reason for limited ability to work and employability was restricted mobility or function of the affected limb along with time-consuming therapeutic modalities, pain and psychological stress. The most suitable job named was teacher and the most unsuitable job named was cook. As easements for return to work, early rehabilitation, self-management, coping strategies, patient education, employer’s goodwill and employer’s cooperation were reported. Furthermore, experts stressed the need for an adjustment of the legal framework as well as low-barrier and more therapy offers.

Conclusions

Adjusted work demands seem to be of greater importance to support the ability to work and employability than recommendations for specific job profiles alone. Experts suggest an adjustment of the legal framework for affected patients, claiming a right for early rehabilitation as well as for life-long therapy. Even though some clinically useful conclusions may be drawn from this article, further research in the field is warranted.


Url:
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-017-1167-1
PubMed: 28127649
PubMed Central: 5346120

Links toward previous steps (curation, corpus...)


Links to Exploration step

PMC:5346120

Le document en format XML

<record>
<TEI>
<teiHeader>
<fileDesc>
<titleStmt>
<title xml:lang="en">Lymphedema and employability – Review and results of a survey of Austrian experts</title>
<author>
<name sortKey="Neubauer, Markus" sort="Neubauer, Markus" uniqKey="Neubauer M" first="Markus" last="Neubauer">Markus Neubauer</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Schoberwalter, Dieter" sort="Schoberwalter, Dieter" uniqKey="Schoberwalter D" first="Dieter" last="Schoberwalter">Dieter Schoberwalter</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff2">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.413662.4</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Cardiology,</institution>
<institution>Hanusch-Krankenhaus,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Cenik, Fadime" sort="Cenik, Fadime" uniqKey="Cenik F" first="Fadime" last="Cenik">Fadime Cenik</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Keilani, Mohammad" sort="Keilani, Mohammad" uniqKey="Keilani M" first="Mohammad" last="Keilani">Mohammad Keilani</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Crevenna, Richard" sort="Crevenna, Richard" uniqKey="Crevenna R" first="Richard" last="Crevenna">Richard Crevenna</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
</titleStmt>
<publicationStmt>
<idno type="wicri:source">PMC</idno>
<idno type="pmid">28127649</idno>
<idno type="pmc">5346120</idno>
<idno type="url">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346120</idno>
<idno type="RBID">PMC:5346120</idno>
<idno type="doi">10.1007/s00508-017-1167-1</idno>
<date when="2017">2017</date>
<idno type="wicri:Area/Pmc/Corpus">000E96</idno>
<idno type="wicri:explorRef" wicri:stream="Pmc" wicri:step="Corpus" wicri:corpus="PMC">000E96</idno>
<idno type="wicri:Area/Pmc/Curation">000E95</idno>
<idno type="wicri:explorRef" wicri:stream="Pmc" wicri:step="Curation">000E95</idno>
</publicationStmt>
<sourceDesc>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<title xml:lang="en" level="a" type="main">Lymphedema and employability – Review and results of a survey of Austrian experts</title>
<author>
<name sortKey="Neubauer, Markus" sort="Neubauer, Markus" uniqKey="Neubauer M" first="Markus" last="Neubauer">Markus Neubauer</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Schoberwalter, Dieter" sort="Schoberwalter, Dieter" uniqKey="Schoberwalter D" first="Dieter" last="Schoberwalter">Dieter Schoberwalter</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff2">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.413662.4</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Cardiology,</institution>
<institution>Hanusch-Krankenhaus,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Cenik, Fadime" sort="Cenik, Fadime" uniqKey="Cenik F" first="Fadime" last="Cenik">Fadime Cenik</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Keilani, Mohammad" sort="Keilani, Mohammad" uniqKey="Keilani M" first="Mohammad" last="Keilani">Mohammad Keilani</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Crevenna, Richard" sort="Crevenna, Richard" uniqKey="Crevenna R" first="Richard" last="Crevenna">Richard Crevenna</name>
<affiliation wicri:level="1">
<nlm:aff id="Aff1">
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</nlm:aff>
<country xml:lang="fr">Autriche</country>
<wicri:regionArea>Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna</wicri:regionArea>
</affiliation>
</author>
</analytic>
<series>
<title level="j">Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift</title>
<idno type="ISSN">0043-5325</idno>
<idno type="eISSN">1613-7671</idno>
<imprint>
<date when="2017">2017</date>
</imprint>
</series>
</biblStruct>
</sourceDesc>
</fileDesc>
<profileDesc>
<textClass></textClass>
</profileDesc>
</teiHeader>
<front>
<div type="abstract" xml:lang="en">
<title>Summary</title>
<sec>
<title>Background</title>
<p>Literature about lymphedema and its influence on the ability to work and employability is limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the opinion of Austrian experts on factors influencing the ability to work and employability in patients suffering from lymphedema.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>Methods</title>
<p>A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 6 questions was sent to 12 Austrian lymphedema experts with 6 different specializations from May to August 2016. These experts were asked about suitable and unsuitable professions, the possible influence of lymphedema on the ability to work and employability as well as about existing and additional measures to improve the return to work.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>Results</title>
<p>The reply rate was 100% (12 out of 12). All experts agreed that lymphedema can restrict the ability to work and employability. The leading reason for limited ability to work and employability was restricted mobility or function of the affected limb along with time-consuming therapeutic modalities, pain and psychological stress. The most suitable job named was teacher and the most unsuitable job named was cook. As easements for return to work, early rehabilitation, self-management, coping strategies, patient education, employer’s goodwill and employer’s cooperation were reported. Furthermore, experts stressed the need for an adjustment of the legal framework as well as low-barrier and more therapy offers.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>Conclusions</title>
<p>Adjusted work demands seem to be of greater importance to support the ability to work and employability than recommendations for specific job profiles alone. Experts suggest an adjustment of the legal framework for affected patients, claiming a right for early rehabilitation as well as for life-long therapy. Even though some clinically useful conclusions may be drawn from this article, further research in the field is warranted.</p>
</sec>
</div>
</front>
<back>
<div1 type="bibliography">
<listBibl>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Rockson, Sg" uniqKey="Rockson S">SG Rockson</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Rivera, Kk" uniqKey="Rivera K">KK Rivera</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Rabe, E" uniqKey="Rabe E">E Rabe</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Pannier Fischer, F" uniqKey="Pannier Fischer F">F Pannier-Fischer</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Pannier, F" uniqKey="Pannier F">F Pannier</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Hoffmann, B" uniqKey="Hoffmann B">B Hoffmann</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Stang, Jk" uniqKey="Stang J">JK Stang</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Rabe, E" uniqKey="Rabe E">E Rabe</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Szuba, A" uniqKey="Szuba A">A Szuba</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Shin, Ws" uniqKey="Shin W">WS Shin</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Strauss, Hw" uniqKey="Strauss H">HW Strauss</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Rockson, S" uniqKey="Rockson S">S Rockson</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Moffatt, Cj" uniqKey="Moffatt C">CJ Moffatt</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Franks, Pj" uniqKey="Franks P">PJ Franks</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Doherty, Dc" uniqKey="Doherty D">DC Doherty</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Williams, Af" uniqKey="Williams A">AF Williams</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Badger, C" uniqKey="Badger C">C Badger</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Jeffs, E" uniqKey="Jeffs E">E Jeffs</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Bosanquet, N" uniqKey="Bosanquet N">N Bosanquet</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Mortimer, Ps" uniqKey="Mortimer P">PS Mortimer</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Petlund, C" uniqKey="Petlund C">C Petlund</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Williams, Af" uniqKey="Williams A">AF Williams</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Franks, Pj" uniqKey="Franks P">PJ Franks</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Moffatt, Cj" uniqKey="Moffatt C">CJ Moffatt</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Ahmed, Rl" uniqKey="Ahmed R">RL Ahmed</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Prizment, A" uniqKey="Prizment A">A Prizment</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Lazovich, D" uniqKey="Lazovich D">D Lazovich</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Schmitz, Kh" uniqKey="Schmitz K">KH Schmitz</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Folsom, Ar" uniqKey="Folsom A">AR Folsom</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Cormier, Jn" uniqKey="Cormier J">JN Cormier</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Xing, Y" uniqKey="Xing Y">Y Xing</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Zaniletti, I" uniqKey="Zaniletti I">I Zaniletti</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Askew, Rl" uniqKey="Askew R">RL Askew</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Stewart, Br" uniqKey="Stewart B">BR Stewart</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Armer, Jm" uniqKey="Armer J">JM Armer</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Schmitz, Kh" uniqKey="Schmitz K">KH Schmitz</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Shih, Yc" uniqKey="Shih Y">YC Shih</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Xu, Y" uniqKey="Xu Y">Y Xu</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Cormier, Jn" uniqKey="Cormier J">JN Cormier</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Liebl, Me" uniqKey="Liebl M">ME Liebl</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Prei, S" uniqKey="Prei S">S Preiß</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Pogel, S" uniqKey="Pogel S">S Pögel</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Boyages, J" uniqKey="Boyages J">J Boyages</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Kalfa, S" uniqKey="Kalfa S">S Kalfa</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Xu, Y" uniqKey="Xu Y">Y Xu</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Koelmeyer, L" uniqKey="Koelmeyer L">L Koelmeyer</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Mackie, H" uniqKey="Mackie H">H Mackie</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Viveros, H" uniqKey="Viveros H">H Viveros</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Taksa, L" uniqKey="Taksa L">L Taksa</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Gollan, P" uniqKey="Gollan P">P Gollan</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Fu, Mr" uniqKey="Fu M">MR Fu</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Johansson, K" uniqKey="Johansson K">K Johansson</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Holmstrom, H" uniqKey="Holmstrom H">H Holmström</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Nilsson, I" uniqKey="Nilsson I">I Nilsson</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Ingvar, C" uniqKey="Ingvar C">C Ingvar</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Albertsson, M" uniqKey="Albertsson M">M Albertsson</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="Ekdahl, C" uniqKey="Ekdahl C">C Ekdahl</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Carter, Bj" uniqKey="Carter B">BJ Carter</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
<biblStruct>
<analytic>
<author>
<name sortKey="Greenslade, Mv" uniqKey="Greenslade M">MV Greenslade</name>
</author>
<author>
<name sortKey="House, Cj" uniqKey="House C">CJ House</name>
</author>
</analytic>
</biblStruct>
</listBibl>
</div1>
</back>
</TEI>
<pmc article-type="research-article">
<pmc-dir>properties open_access</pmc-dir>
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Wien Klin Wochenschr</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Wien. Klin. Wochenschr</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift</journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">0043-5325</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1613-7671</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Springer Vienna</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Vienna</publisher-loc>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="pmid">28127649</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="pmc">5346120</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1167</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1007/s00508-017-1167-1</article-id>
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
<subject>Original Article</subject>
</subj-group>
</article-categories>
<title-group>
<article-title>Lymphedema and employability – Review and results of a survey of Austrian experts</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Neubauer</surname>
<given-names>Markus</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Schoberwalter</surname>
<given-names>Dieter</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff2">2</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Cenik</surname>
<given-names>Fadime</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Keilani</surname>
<given-names>Mohammad</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
<name>
<surname>Crevenna</surname>
<given-names>Richard</given-names>
</name>
<degrees>MBA MSc</degrees>
<address>
<phone>+43-1-4040043300</phone>
<email>richard.crevenna@meduniwien.ac.at</email>
</address>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref>
</contrib>
<aff id="Aff1">
<label>1</label>
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.22937.3d</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,</institution>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria</aff>
<aff id="Aff2">
<label>2</label>
<institution-wrap>
<institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.413662.4</institution-id>
<institution>Department of Cardiology,</institution>
<institution>Hanusch-Krankenhaus,</institution>
</institution-wrap>
Vienna, Austria</aff>
</contrib-group>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>26</day>
<month>1</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="pmc-release">
<day>26</day>
<month>1</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>129</volume>
<issue>5</issue>
<fpage>186</fpage>
<lpage>191</lpage>
<history>
<date date-type="received">
<day>17</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2016</year>
</date>
<date date-type="accepted">
<day>5</day>
<month>1</month>
<year>2017</year>
</date>
</history>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>© The Author(s) 2017</copyright-statement>
<license license-type="OpenAccess">
<license-p>
<bold>Open Access</bold>
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (
<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link>
), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
</license>
</permissions>
<abstract id="Abs1">
<title>Summary</title>
<sec>
<title>Background</title>
<p>Literature about lymphedema and its influence on the ability to work and employability is limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the opinion of Austrian experts on factors influencing the ability to work and employability in patients suffering from lymphedema.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>Methods</title>
<p>A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 6 questions was sent to 12 Austrian lymphedema experts with 6 different specializations from May to August 2016. These experts were asked about suitable and unsuitable professions, the possible influence of lymphedema on the ability to work and employability as well as about existing and additional measures to improve the return to work.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>Results</title>
<p>The reply rate was 100% (12 out of 12). All experts agreed that lymphedema can restrict the ability to work and employability. The leading reason for limited ability to work and employability was restricted mobility or function of the affected limb along with time-consuming therapeutic modalities, pain and psychological stress. The most suitable job named was teacher and the most unsuitable job named was cook. As easements for return to work, early rehabilitation, self-management, coping strategies, patient education, employer’s goodwill and employer’s cooperation were reported. Furthermore, experts stressed the need for an adjustment of the legal framework as well as low-barrier and more therapy offers.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>Conclusions</title>
<p>Adjusted work demands seem to be of greater importance to support the ability to work and employability than recommendations for specific job profiles alone. Experts suggest an adjustment of the legal framework for affected patients, claiming a right for early rehabilitation as well as for life-long therapy. Even though some clinically useful conclusions may be drawn from this article, further research in the field is warranted.</p>
</sec>
</abstract>
<kwd-group xml:lang="en">
<title>Keywords</title>
<kwd>Lymphedema</kwd>
<kwd>Employability</kwd>
<kwd>Return to work</kwd>
<kwd>Work demand</kwd>
</kwd-group>
<funding-group>
<award-group>
<funding-source>
<institution>Medical University of Vienna</institution>
</funding-source>
</award-group>
<open-access>
<p>Open access funding provided by Medical University of Vienna.</p>
</open-access>
</funding-group>
<custom-meta-group>
<custom-meta>
<meta-name>issue-copyright-statement</meta-name>
<meta-value>© Springer-Verlag Wien 2017</meta-value>
</custom-meta>
</custom-meta-group>
</article-meta>
</front>
</pmc>
</record>

Pour manipuler ce document sous Unix (Dilib)

EXPLOR_STEP=$WICRI_ROOT/Wicri/Sante/explor/LymphedemaV1/Data/Pmc/Curation
HfdSelect -h $EXPLOR_STEP/biblio.hfd -nk 000E95 | SxmlIndent | more

Ou

HfdSelect -h $EXPLOR_AREA/Data/Pmc/Curation/biblio.hfd -nk 000E95 | SxmlIndent | more

Pour mettre un lien sur cette page dans le réseau Wicri

{{Explor lien
   |wiki=    Wicri/Sante
   |area=    LymphedemaV1
   |flux=    Pmc
   |étape=   Curation
   |type=    RBID
   |clé=     PMC:5346120
   |texte=   Lymphedema and employability – Review and results of a survey of Austrian experts
}}

Pour générer des pages wiki

HfdIndexSelect -h $EXPLOR_AREA/Data/Pmc/Curation/RBID.i   -Sk "pubmed:28127649" \
       | HfdSelect -Kh $EXPLOR_AREA/Data/Pmc/Curation/biblio.hfd   \
       | NlmPubMed2Wicri -a LymphedemaV1 

Wicri

This area was generated with Dilib version V0.6.31.
Data generation: Sat Nov 4 17:40:35 2017. Site generation: Tue Feb 13 16:42:16 2024