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Psychosocial Predictors and Outcomes of Delayed Breast Reconstruction in Mastectomized Women in Mainland China: An Observational Study.
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- Personalized Breast Reconstruction After Breast-Conserving Therapy: Risk-Informed Approaches to Technique Selection and Timing.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Use of patient-reported outcome measures after breast reconstruction in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Coping in Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer Survivors and Need for Intervention: Systematic Review.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2023Review
- The influence of partner involvement in the decision-making process on body image and decision regret among women receiving breast reconstruction.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- The Effect on Quality of Life and Body Image of Mastectomy Among Breast Cancer Survivors.European journal of breast health · 2018Article
- What's the remedy for the distal necrosis of DIEP flap, better venous drain or more arterial supply?PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the present study was to evaluate potential psychosocial factors that impact Chinese female breast cancer patients to select breast reconstruction (BR), and potential connection of psychosocial outcomes with their satisfaction with BR.
methodsA total of 264 female breast cancer patients with mastectomy were recruited from 2012 to 2014. All patients were informed with BR options at their first visit. Personal and medical profiles were collected. Body image, self-esteem, depression and anxiety were assessed using validated scales. Patients who were selected to undergo BR after the first visit were followed up for six months. The same assessment was performed at 6 months post BR, and their satisfaction with BR was evaluated using the Alderman scale. Multivariate linear and logistic regressions were performed.
resultsForty-seven percent of the patients (126/264) opted to undergo BR within six months after the initial visit. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that self-esteem (P < 0.05), body image (P < 0.01), education level (P < 0.05), and their husband's recommendation (P < 0.05) were highly related to the patients' decision to undergo BR. In addition, multivariate linear regression analysis showed that patient satisfaction with BR was significantly associated with preoperative body image (P < 0.01), postoperative improvement in self-esteem (P < 0.01), improvement in body image (P < 0.01), reduction in depression (P < 0.05), pain (P < 0.05), and scarring (P < 0.01).
conclusionsThe psychosocial factors including self-esteem and body image are highly related to selecting the BR option and post-BR satisfaction in Chinese female breast cancer patients.
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