ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2018
BREAST-Q Measurement of the Patient Perspective in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: A Systematic Review.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A randomised online experimental study to compare responses to brief and extended surveys of health-related quality of life and psychosocial outcomes among women with breast cancer.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
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- Immediate Patient-Related Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Novel Axillary Artery Cutaneous BrAnch Perforator (AACAP) Flap Oncoplasty Procedure.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- State of Research on Tissue Engineering with 3D Printing for Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Post-Mastectomy Flat Closure: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Patient Outcomes and Perspectives.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Gigantomastia: Advancing a Preference Score System to Enhance Care Quality and Life Standards.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Optimizing shared decision-making for risk-reducing mastectomy in women with Li-Fraumeni syndrome using patient-reported outcome measures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Breast neurotization along with breast reconstruction after nipple sparing mastectomy enhances quality of life and reduces denervation symptoms in patient-reported outcome: a prospective cohort study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- Fat Grafting Versus Implants: Who's Happier? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Harvesting of DIEP and Latissimus Dorsi Flaps for Breast Reconstruction in Post-Mastectomy Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundSince BREAST-Q was developed in 2009, it has been widely used by clinicians and researchers to capture information regarding health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and patient satisfaction related to breast surgery. Yet clinical guidelines regarding the use of BREAST-Q for assessment of success of surgery in women with breast cancer remain limited. To maximize the benefits of using BREAST-Q to inform clinical decision making, this systematic review aimed to identify and appraise current evidence on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) assessed by BREAST-Q associated with breast oncoplastic surgery.
methodsA detailed search strategy was implemented and electronic databases searched include PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Review was limited to peer-reviewed studies published in English from 2009 to January 2018. Any interventional and observational studies that used BREAST-Q to assess PROs in the assessment of breast oncoplastic surgery were included.
resultsFifty-four peer-reviewed articles met inclusion criteria. Fifty-three studies were observational, 1 study was interventional. Current comparative studies using BREAST-Q indicated that abdominal flap, buttock flap, or thigh flap reconstruction offered highest satisfaction with breast; contralateral prophylactic mastectomy with immediate reconstruction offered higher levels of satisfaction with breast, but poor postsurgical physical well-being. Silicone implant and no radiation therapy offered higher level satisfaction and HRQoL.
conclusionsCurrent evidence showed that BREAST-Q can effectively measure patient's satisfaction and HRQoL in relation to different type of breast oncoplastic surgeries. BREAST-Q captured meaningful and reliable information from the patients' perspective and may be useful for clinical decision making.
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