LIMPRINT in Australia.

Australia was one of nine participating countries in the epidemiology Phase II Lymphoedema Impact and Prevalence - International (LIMPRINT) project to determine the number of people with chronic edema (CO) in local health services. Data collection occurred through questionnaire-based interviews and clinical assessment with provided LIMPRINT tools. Four different types of services across three states in Australia participated.

The experience of children and families with lymphoedema--a journey within a journey.

This paper reports on a study in the UK that explored the experience of children suffering with Lymphoedema and that of their families. Qualitative data was collected from 20 children between the ages of 6 and 18 and their respective parents. Single, semi-structured interviews were used in which children and their parents were asked to share how lymphoedema impacted on their family life.