02045nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260002000042653004300062653001500105100001900120700001800139700001700157700001500174700002100189700001400210245005600224856006500280300000900345490000900354520142700363022002501790       2021                            d  bHindawi Limited10aCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine10aLymphedema1 aYarmohammadi H1 aRooddehghan A1 aSoltanipur M1 aSarafraz A1 aMahdavi Anari SF1 aSatiani B00aHealthcare Practitioners’ Knowledge of Lymphedema  uhttps://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ijvm/2021/3806150.pdf  a1-110 v20213 a<p>Objectives. Lymphedema is neglected in medical education, and a review on healthcare practitioners’ (HCPs) knowledge is necessary to shed light on gaps and to provide evidence for establishing educational programs on lymphedema.</p>

<p>Methods. This systematic review was performed based on the PRISMA guideline in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases. There was no limitation on the type of lymphedema or HCPs. The quality assessment was performed based on QATSDD. Data regarding study characteristics, questionnaire context, and findings of the study were summarized from each article.</p>

<p>Results. After the screening, 16 articles were included that 12 were cross-sectional, two were qualitative, and two were interventional pilot studies. Breast cancer and other cancer-related lymphedema, lymphatic filariasis, and podoconiosis were included, and the majority of articles were focused on primary HCPs. The overall knowledge was low and average in five and 11 articles, respectively, and prior education was a significant factor related to higher knowledge of lymphedema in two studies.</p>

<p>Conclusion. Structured education of lymphedema is needed to increase the knowledge of HCPs and to enhance their collaboration in multidisciplinary care teams. Improvement of HCPs’ knowledge may lead to better outcomes of lymphedema patients’ management which are neglected.</p>
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