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Strategies to increase access to prospective surveillance could reduce the burden of BCRL on patients and the health system. One potential solution is self-managed surveillance that does not require in-person assessment by a specialized physical therapist.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The objective was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a written and video-supported protocol for women with breast cancer to self-measure arm circumference.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This was a cross-sectional reliability and validity study.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The intrarater reliability between CIRself_home and CIRself_lab and the interrater reliability between CIRself_lab and CIRther was high to excellent for both arms in both groups (intraclass correlation coefficient\u00a0\u22650.86). VOLself_lab correlated strongly with VOLper (r\u00a0\u2265\u00a00.95), demonstrating excellent validity. Participants reported strong intention, self-efficacy, and positive attitude toward the performance of self-managed surveillance for BCRL, which was not perceived to increase worry about having or getting BCRL.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Participants with (n = 20) and without (n = 21) BCRL completed self-measurement of arm circumference on both arms at home (CIRself_home) and at the lab (CIRself_lab) (intrarater reliability). The CIRself_lab was subsequently compared to measures performed by a specialized physical therapist (CIRther) (interrater reliability). To test validity, arm volume calculated from the self-measurements (VOLself_lab) was compared to perometry measurements (VOLper). Participants completed a questionnaire to assess attitudes for performing self-managed surveillance for BCRL.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>These findings need to be replicated in a clinical setting to confirm the reliability and acceptability of self-managed surveillance for BCRL among women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Self-measured arm circumference is reliable and valid among women with and without BCRL. Self-managed surveillance for BCRL can support self-efficacy without increasing anxiety.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ptj\/pzy117","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,3]],"date-time":"2018-10-03T19:21:21Z","timestamp":1538594481000},"page":"240-253","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Self-Measured Arm Circumference in Women With Breast Cancer Is Reliable and Valid"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"99","author":[{"given":"Bolette S","family":"Rafn","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Margaret L","family":"McNeely","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9152-8251","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pat G","family":"Camp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Julie","family":"Midtgaard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, and Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kristin L","family":"Campbell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, 212-2177 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023011809041515900_bib1","author":"American Cancer Society. 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