Table 1.

Validated quality of life tools.

Validated Tool	Lymphedema Specific	Categories	Number of Questions	Lookback Period	Upper/Lower Extremity	Score Calculation
LYMQOL	Yes	Four subscales: pain, mood, function and appearance, and an additional question on overall quality of life	24 (upper) 25 (lower)	1 week (mood only)	Both	A 4-point Likert scale with additional questions that are free response. Each dimension is scored, resulting in one number for each section. The overall quality of life score is on a 1-10 scale.
ULL27	Yes	Three subscales: physical, psychological, and social	27	4 weeks	Upper	A 5-point Likert scale. Each dimension is scored, resulting in one number for each section.
Lymph-ICF	Yes	Five subscales: physical function, mental function, household activities, mobility activities, and life and social activities	29	2 weeks	Both	An 11-point Likert scale. Each dimension is scored, resulting in one number for each section.
LLIS	Yes	Three subscales: physical, psychosocial, functional, and an additional question on infection occurrence	18	1 week	Both	A 5-point Likert scale. Each dimension is scored, resulting in one number for each section.
SF-36	No	Eight subscales: physical functioning, role limitations as a result of physical problems, bodily pain, general health perception, vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, and mental health	36	4 weeks	Both	The domains are combined to create a physical component score and a mental component score.