림프부종을 가지고 있는 환자의 삶 그리고 사회 적응하기

임정원¹^,^*

Living and Socializing with Lymphedema

Jung-won Lim¹^,^*

¹강남대학교 복지융합대학 사회복지학부

¹College of Social Welfare, Kangnam University, Yongin, Republic of Korea

^*Address for correspondence: Jung-won Lim, PhD, College of Social Welfare, Kangnam University, 40 Kangnam-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16979, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-31-280-3216, Fax: +82-31-280-3415, E-mail: jungwonlim@kangnam.ac.kr

ⓒ Copyright 2026 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 16, 2023; Accepted: Oct 31, 2023

Published Online: Nov 09, 2023

Abatract

The current study indicated diverse perspectives to search for methods to adjust in lives and society for patients with lymphedema, identified social issues breast cancer survivors with lymphedema experience, and suggested social welfare approaches for social adjustment and return to work for cancer patients with lymphedema. With changes in medical environments, major perspectives including chronic care model, cancer care continuum, patient-centered care, and social determinants of health have been introduced. Social issues for patients with lymphedema have been addressed with several theoretical and political approaches including contextual model of health-related quality of life and cancer survivorship care plans. The current study discussed the importance of social support and active communication for enhancing social adjustment for people with lymphedema.

Keywords: Breast Cancer Survivor; Living and Socializing; Lymphedema; Return to Work; Social Adjustment