Table 4.
Physical and functional impairments (PFI) among uterine cancer survivors
| PFI Characteristic | n | % of 213 |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Limb Lymphedemaa | 77 | 36.2 |
| Painb | 48 | 22.5 |
| Severe Fatiguec | 12 | 5.6 |
| Pelvic floor symptoms | ||
| Severe Bladder/Urinary symptomsd | 8 | 3.8 |
| Severe Bowel symptomse | 2 | 0.9 |
| Severe Pelvic symptomsf | 3 | 1.4 |
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| Number of above PFIs per Participant | ||
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| 0 | 100 | 47.0 |
| 1 | 89 | 41.8 |
| 2 | 15 | 7.0 |
| 3 | 6 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| TOTAL | 213 | 100.0 |
Lymphedema: ≥5 self-reported symptoms on GCLQ.
Pain: BPI pain severity or pain interference scale score ≥5 (scale: 0–10).
Fatigue: FSI composite fatigue score ≥80 (scale: 0–134).
Bladder/urinary symptoms: Average impact on UDI-6 (PFDI) ≥75 (scale: 0–100) or average impact on UIQ-7 (PFIQ) ≥66.7 (scale: 0–100).
Bowel symptoms : Average impact on CRADI-8 (PFDI) ≥75 (scale: 0–100) or average impact on CRAIQ-7 (PFIQ) ≥66.7 (scale: 0–100).
Pelvic symptoms: Average impact on POPDI-6 (PFDI) ≥75 (scale: 0–100) or average impact on POPIQ-7 (PFIQ) ≥66.7 (scale: 0–100).
One or more of above complications, includes: pain, fatigue, lower limb lymphedema, urinary/bladder symptoms, bowel symptoms, pelvic symptoms.