Table 1.

Independent study variables and their measurement instruments

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES (Sociodemographic and clinical variables)	MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (to be filled in with information from interviews and clinical records)
- ID: Identification number for the study (1, 2, 3...)	ID:
- Age.	Date of bird _/_/_ _ years old
- Group (Treatment carried out):	TAPA / standard.
- Work activity:	Working (Which?) /Retired/Unemployed/Others (Which?)
- Menstrual situation:	Pre-menopausal/Post-menopausal
- Laterality:	Right/ left/Both
- Body mass index (BMI): - Obesity:	BMI: height/weight2 yes (BMI > =30)/ no (BMI < 30)
- AHT (Arterial hypertension):	Yes (> = 120/80 mmHg/take medication) / no (< 120/80 mmHg)
- DLP (Dyslipidemia):	Yes (> = 200 mg dl/take medication) / no (< 200 mg/dl)
- DM (Diabetes):	Yes (> = 126 mg dl/take medication) / no (< 126 mg/dl)
- Heart disease:	Yes / no
- Kidney failure: Yes / no	Yes / no
- Vascular disease: Yes /no	Yes / no
- Thyroid disease: Yes / no	Yes / no
- Pacemaker: Yes / no	Yes / no
- Electro-stimulator: Yes /no	Yes / no
- Date of BC diagnosis	_/_/_
- Date of lymphedema diagnosis	_/_/_
- Stage:	I, II
- Edema location:	Hand(H)/Forearm (F)/Arm (A)/ Breast H + F/ H + F + A/ F + A/ Complete/ Others (this category should be thoroughly considered)
- Breast:	Right/ left
- Date of surgical intervention:	_/_/_
- Type of tumor: - Intervention type: Conservative/mastectomy	ductal infiltrating/in situ/ lobular/ inflammatory/tubular/other (which?): Conservative/mastectomy
- Axillary surgery:	sentinel ganglion biopsy (SGB)/ lymphadenectomy /Both/none
- No. of excised ganglia:	N°
- No. positive ganglia:	N°
- Complications:	Infection/ hematoma/ seroma/nerve lesion/Axillary web syndrome
- Chemotherapy:	Yes / no
- Radiotherapy:	Yes / no
- Hormone therapy:	Yes / no
- Immunotherapy:	Yes / no
- Breast reconstruction:	Yes / no Yes: - Type of reconstruction: Prosthesis/back/ abdomen - Reconstruction time: Immediate/ deferred
- Date of symptom onset:	_/_/_
- Lymphedema:	Right/ left