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.
Claim at a glance
- Type
- definitional
- Knowledge state
- Emerging
- Evidence certainty
- low (GRADE)
- Evidence
- 1 source(s) · by Amato
- Answers
- 2 question(s)
- Dates
- 2026-05-30 → 2026-05-30
Structured evidence, machine-compiled — not a verdict.
Evidence over time
Evidence (1)
- Tradução, adaptação cultural e validação do questionário de avaliação sintomática do lipedema (QuASiL) — Amato et al. (2020) ✓ verified — consistent · validation · n=154 · 2020 · risk of bias: moderate · reading confidence: high
“QuASiL — instrumento para quantificar sintomas e monitorar evolução terapêutica em pacientes brasileiras”
96.4% comprehension; symptom intensity correlated with limb volume
Context (PECO)
Answers these questions
- Is lipedema underdiagnosed, and can screening tools help identify it? consistent
- Can screening tools or questionnaires help identify lipedema cases? consistent
Gaps & caveats
Validated as a symptoms scale, not a diagnostic criterion.
Change log
- 2026-05-30 — created