Research Article

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer

Volume: 11 Number: 3 September 15, 2023
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Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 (GCLQ-7) for the differentiation of patients with and without lymphedema in the lower extremities (LELE) in individuals with gynecological cancer. Material and Methods: The questionnaire was administered to a lymphedema group of 70 patients with unilateral LELE, mean age of 58.84±11.05 years, who were undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery, and a Latent group of 27 patients with a mean age of 93±10.05 years, who were undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery without LELE. Results: In the reliability analysis of the GCLQ-7, the Cronbach alpha values of GCLQ-7 were found to be 0.778, 0.769, 0.841, 0.785, 0.769, 0.848 and 0.871, respectively. Criterion validity was used in the validity analysis of the scale, and the results showed differences between the circumference measurements and the total score of the scale, in the LE group, in respect of the lower extremity measured at 5 cm (r=0.277), 10 cm (r=0.293), 15 cm (r=0.291), and 20 cm above the medial malleolus. Discussion: The GCLQ-7 was found to be a safe and valid scale for the differentiation of patients with and without LELE in a Turkish population.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Rehabilitation

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 15, 2023

Submission Date

June 20, 2023

Acceptance Date

August 23, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Abakay, H., Öge, D. S., & Akbayrak, T. (2023). Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer. Ergoterapi Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 11(3), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.30720/ered.1317682
AMA
1.Abakay H, Öge DS, Akbayrak T. Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer. Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi. 2023;11(3):123-132. doi:10.30720/ered.1317682
Chicago
Abakay, Hanife, Duygu Sultan Öge, and Türkan Akbayrak. 2023. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals With Gynecologic Cancer”. Ergoterapi Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi 11 (3): 123-32. https://doi.org/10.30720/ered.1317682.
EndNote
Abakay H, Öge DS, Akbayrak T (September 1, 2023) Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer. Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi 11 3 123–132.
IEEE
[1]H. Abakay, D. S. Öge, and T. Akbayrak, “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer”, Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 123–132, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.30720/ered.1317682.
ISNAD
Abakay, Hanife - Öge, Duygu Sultan - Akbayrak, Türkan. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals With Gynecologic Cancer”. Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi 11/3 (September 1, 2023): 123-132. https://doi.org/10.30720/ered.1317682.
JAMA
1.Abakay H, Öge DS, Akbayrak T. Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer. Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi. 2023;11:123–132.
MLA
Abakay, Hanife, et al. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals With Gynecologic Cancer”. Ergoterapi Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 123-32, doi:10.30720/ered.1317682.
Vancouver
1.Hanife Abakay, Duygu Sultan Öge, Türkan Akbayrak. Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire-7 for Individuals with Gynecologic Cancer. Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi. 2023 Sep. 1;11(3):123-32. doi:10.30720/ered.1317682

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