Table 3.
Treatment and Disease Control
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive subjective control of swelling | 450 | 41.13 |
| Access to lymphedema treatment | 316 | 28.88 |
| Treatment not available for free | 216 | 19.74 |
| Treatment not available within a reasonable traveling distance | ||
| Distance prevents access to treatment | 356 | 35.54 |
| Main treatments | ||
| Compression garment | 631 | 58.00 |
| Skin care advice | 578 | 53.13 |
| Manual lymphatic drainage | 547 | 50.28 |
| Multilayer bandage | 478 | 43.93 |
| Cellulitis advice | 347 | 31.89 |
| Pneumatic compression pumps | 184 | 16.91 |
| Antibiotic | 146 | 13.42 |
| Other complex decongestive therapy | 108 | 9.93 |
| Physiotherapy | 86 | 7.90 |
| Wound dressing | 76 | 6.99 |
| Psychological support | 68 | 6.25 |
| Debulking/lymphatic surgery | 11 | 1.01 |
| No treatment | 244 | 22.43 |