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. 2014 Sep 2;9(2):74–85. doi: 10.2185/jrm.2884

Table 5. Feelings of patients continuing self-care (records of patient remarks).

Category Subcategory
Anxiety towards physical symptoms Anxiety towards exacerbation
Symptoms concomitant with edema

Circumstances preventing self-care Cannot make the time
Feeling tired and troublesome
Difficulty in long-term exposure of skin
Cannot maintain motivations

Desire to be praised or reprimanded Wanting to make a good report
Desire to pull oneself together through harsh words

Stabilization of symptoms due to self-care Habituation of self-care
Self-awareness of the effects of care

Expectation towards recovery and irritation towards unchanging conditions Expectation for further effects by strengthening the pressure applied by bandages
Days of no change after working/trying hard

Anxiety towards life activities with lymphadenoma Anxiety towards participating in non-routine activities
Anxiety towards living normally

Feels like my feet are heavy Loss of desire to go out if the legs feel heavy
Household chores still need to be done even if the legs feel heavy
Feeling that people will not understand the hardships
Sadness towards isolation