Table 2.
Respondent and professional characteristics of respondents
| First survey respondents (n = 78) | |
|---|---|
| Profession | n (%) |
| Physical therapist | 42 (53.85) |
| Occupational therapist | 20 (25.64) |
| Physician | 9 (11.54) |
| Researcher | 3 (3.85) |
| Physical therapist assistant | 2 (2.56) |
| Advanced practice nurse | 1 (1.28) |
| Massage therapist | 1 (1.28) |
| CLT trained with 135 CE hours | 69 (88.46) |
| LANA credentialed CLT | 62 (79.48) |
| BCRL workload | |
| Very light (0–20%) | 9 (11.54) |
| Light (21–40%) | 18 (23.07) |
| Moderate (41–60%) | 26 (33.34) |
| Heavy (61–80%) | 19 (24.36) |
| Very heavy (81–100%) | 6 (7.69) |
| Phases of care BCRL continuum respondent manages/researches | |
| Pre-surgical | 40 (51.28) |
| Post-surgical | 71 (91.02) |
| Subclinical/surveillance | 58 (74.36) |
| Acute | 72 (92.31) |
| Chronic | 76 (97.44) |
| Primary work setting | |
| Hospital-based outpatient clinic | 51 (65.38) |
| Hospital-based inpatient service | 3 (3.85) |
| Non-hospital-based outpatient clinic | 16 (20.51) |
| Home care/hospice | 4 (5.13) |
| Academic/research facility | 4 (5.13) |
| Mean ± SD | |
| Years in professional practice | 26.46 ± 9.69 |
| Years as CLT | 14.44 ± 8.32 |
| Years managing/researching BCRL | 17.24 ± 7.41 |
| Second survey respondents (n = 33) | |
| Profession (n = 26) | n (%) |
| Physical therapist | 14 (53.85) |
| Occupational therapist | 7 (26.92) |
| Physician | 2 (7.69) |
| Researcher | 2 (7.69) |
| Advanced practice nurse | 1 (3.85) |
| CLT trained with 135 CE hours (n = 26) | 24 (92.31) |
| LANA credentialed CLT (n = 26) | 19 (73.08) |
| Mean ± SD | |
| Years practicing profession (n = 26) | 24.92 ± 10.13 |
| Years as CLT (n = 23) | 14.70 ± 6.83 |
| Years managing/researching BCRL (n = 23) | 15.52 ± 7.59 |
BCRL-Breast cancer-related lymphedema, CE-Continuing education, CLT-Certified lymphedema therapist, LANA-Lymphology association of North America, SD-Standard Deviation