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Screened for Eligibility
(n = 93)

Excluded (n = 41)
Not stable/new cancer (n = 17)
Unable to contact (n = 19)
Out of country (n = 2)
Withdrawn (n = 1)
Deceased (n = 2)

Received the survey
(n = 52)

Completed the survey Did not complete the
(n = 48) survey (n = 4)

Compression Nighttime
Standard care group bandaging compression group
(n = 22)
(n = 15) (n = 11)

Participated in focus
group session
(n = 23)

Compression Nighttime
Standard care group compression group
(n = 11) bandaging
(n = 8) (n = 4)

Figure 1. Flowchart of recruitment

wear the sleeve (83%). In addition, the majority of participants reported they had the skills, confidence, and
ability to don the compression sleeve [Table 2].

The main identified factors related to non-adherence were weather, social settings, and interference with
function. Twenty-three participants (48%) reported that their ability to wear the sleeve was affected by
weather, with 21 (44%) reporting wearing their sleeve less during summer season due to discomfort related
to heat and humidity. Twenty-four participants (50%) reported not wearing the compression sleeve when