SCR-LIP-000009 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

The Brazilian Portuguese lipedema symptoms questionnaire (QuASiL) was translated, culturally adapted and validated, showing high comprehension and symptom-intensity scores that correlate with limb volume by segmental bioimpedance.

Emerging definitional Evidence certainty: low (GRADE)

Evidence over time

20202020 · supporting · DOI:10.1590/1677-5449.200049

Evidence (1)

Context (PECO)

PopulationBrazilian women with and without lipedema
Conditionlipedema
ExposureQuASiL questionnaire
Comparatorsegmental bioimpedance volume
Outcomecomprehension and symptom-volume correlation
Scopeinstrument validation

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Gaps & caveats

Validated as a symptoms scale, not a diagnostic criterion.