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The Upper Limb Lymphedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (ULL-27) is a tool that assesses the QoL in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema. At present, an Italian adaptation does not exist. The aim of this study is to perform a preliminary cross-cultural validation of the Italian version of the ULL-27.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A forward\u2013backward translation and cross-cultural adaptation have been performed. One hundred twenty women with lymphedema were evaluated using the Italian version of the ULL-27. The mean age was 60.25 (\u00b111.88) years, and mean body\u2013mass index was 26.35 (5.13) kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy\u2013Breast (FACT-B) was analyzed using Pearson's correlation analysis with the ULL-27 to indicate convergent and external construct validity. Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis were used to assess the questionnaire's structure.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The internal consistency for the total score of the Italian ULL-27 was high (0.90). Content validity was good because items were understandable for all participants. The alpha coefficients for subscale scores were high. External construct validity was confirmed by expected correlations with comparator scales. However, the factor structure of ULL-27 does not seem to completely reflect the original scale.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Italian version of ULL-27 has good internal consistency and validity. 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