Survey of Lymphoedema Practitioners before the Commencement of the Support Worker Lymphoedema Course

The survey below will assist us with reviewing the course and should only take you 5 minutes to complete. Please complete it, if possible, before the face to face sessions of the course. Thank you for completing it.

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After the course the support worker should be able to independently identify, by observation, skin changes, e.g. dryness in the limb with lymphoedema *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to accurately measure both upper and lower limb circumferences with a tape measure, including cleaning of equipment. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to enter a new client into SOZO, retrieve a current patients SOZO readings and accurately complete a bioimpedance measurement, including cleaning of equipment. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree	Not Applicable
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree	Comfiwave Not Applicable

After the course the support worker should be able to educate a patient on the care of their skin and activities of daily living to assist reduction/ prevent exacerbation of their lymphoedema. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to according to the checklist, put on and remove an upper and lower limb compression garment on a patient. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to perform MLD on a patient with upper or lower limb lymphoedema as per the instruction handout. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to implement an IPC session safely and accurately as per the prescription form. Check the patient's limb at the end of the session. Clean down the device after use. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to, according to the checklist, put on and remove an upper and lower limb compression garment on a patient. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to, according to the checklist, teach a patient to put on and remove an upper limb and lower limb compression garment. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to teach a patient how to use a compression donning aid *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to teach a client how to care for their compression garment. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to put on and remove upper and lower limb wraps on a patient. according to the checklist, *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to teach a patient how to put on and remove upper and lower limb wraps on a patient according to the checklist, *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

After the course the support worker should be able to identify their scope of practice in lymphoedema management. *

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Comfiwave Strongly Disagree	Comfiwave Disagree	Comfiwave Neutral	Comfiwave Agree	Comfiwave Strongly Agree

Rank your level of confidence in identifying what you can delegate to an assistant? *

Very confident	Fairly confident	Uncertain	Fairly unconfident	Completely Unconfident
Comfiwave Very confident	Comfiwave Fairly confident	Comfiwave Uncertain	Comfiwave Fairly unconfident	Comfiwave Completely Unconfident

Rank your level of confidence in providing adequate information and handover to the assistant *

Very confident	Fairly confident	Uncertain	Fairly unconfident	Completely Unconfident
Comfiwave Very confident	Comfiwave Fairly confident	Comfiwave Uncertain	Comfiwave Fairly unconfident	Comfiwave Completely Unconfident

Rank your level of confidence with teaching or reaffirming skills with the assistant *

Very confident	Fairly confident	Uncertain	Fairly unconfident	Completely Unconfident
Comfiwave Very confident	Comfiwave Fairly confident	Comfiwave Uncertain	Comfiwave Fairly unconfident	Comfiwave Completely Unconfident

Rank your level of confidence with circling back to check in with the assistant after they have seen the client *

Very confident	Fairly confident	Uncertain	Fairly unconfident	Completely Unconfident
Comfiwave Very confident	Comfiwave Fairly confident	Comfiwave Uncertain	Comfiwave Fairly unconfident	Comfiwave Completely Unconfident

Rank your level of confidence with what you should do if you are concerned about the practice of the assistant *

Very confident	Fairly confident	Uncertain	Fairly unconfident	Completely Unconfident
Comfiwave Very confident	Comfiwave Fairly confident	Comfiwave Uncertain	Comfiwave Fairly unconfident	Comfiwave Completely Unconfident

Rank your level of confidence with how to document delegation of the activity to the assistant *

Very confident	Fairly confident	Uncertain	Fairly unconfident	Completely Unconfident
Comfiwave Very confident	Comfiwave Fairly confident	Comfiwave Uncertain	Comfiwave Fairly unconfident	Comfiwave Completely Unconfident

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