Table 4.

Categories and themes (Canada)

Category	Themes
Category 1. A profile of complexity	Theme 1. The challenge of the unknown diagnosis
	Theme 2. Clinical realities of complexity
	Theme 3. Psychosocial dilemmas of complexity
Category 2. Professional practice issues	Theme 1. Professional knowledge deficits
	Theme 2. Fear and frustration with treatment of lymphoedema
Category 3. Current treatment of chronic oedema	Theme 1. Strategies for managing wound exudate
	Theme 2. Current practice in the use of compression for chronic oedema
Category 4. Developing improved care for patients with lymphoedema	Theme 1. Improvements in health care delivery systems
	Theme 2. Improvements in compression therapy systems