SynthesisAnnals of surgical oncology2021
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Post-mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Development and Measurement Properties.
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- Pooled it
- The Architecture of Shared Decision-Making in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Concepts, Measures, and Clinical Realities.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Review
- MicroRNA-21 Emerges as Key Prognostic Indicator After Breast Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical Burden of Breast Cancer Treatment: Implications of Mastectomy, Breast Conservation, and Reconstruction Choices.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Patient-reported outcomes 3 and 18 months after mastectomy and immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction in the UK Pre-BRA prospective multicentre cohort study.The British journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Readability of Patient-reported Outcome Measures Used in Plastic Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Dynamics in Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Following Breast-Conserving Surgery Versus Mastectomy: Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Timing and type of breast reconstruction in SweBRO 3: long-term outcomes.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
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- Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: population-based cohort study.The British journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Trends and issues in clinical research on satisfaction and quality of life after mastectomy and breast reconstruction: a 5-year scoping review.International journal of clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Aesthetic outcomes of breast-conserving surgery and oncoplastic surgery with the new scale named Quality of Life Questionnaire Breast Reconstruction Module-23.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2023Article
- Breast sensorisexual function: a novel patient-reported outcome measure of sexual sensory functions of the breast.The journal of sexual medicine · 2023Review
- Does breast oncoplastic surgery improve quality of life?Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Long-Term Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Following Breast Reconstruction Using the BREAST-Q: A Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Long-Term Quality of Life (BREAST-Q) in Patients with Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast reconstruction (BR) is performed to improve outcomes for patients undergoing mastectomy. A recently developed core outcome set for BR includes six patient-reported outcomes that should be measured and reported in all future studies. It is vital that any instrument used to measure these outcomes as part of a core measurement set be robustly developed and validated so data are reliable and accurate. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the development and measurement properties of existing BR patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to inform instrument selection for future studies.
methodsA PRISMA-compliant systematic review of development and validation studies of BR PROMs was conducted to assess their measurement properties. PROMs with adequate content validity were assessed using three steps: (1) the methodological quality of each identified study was assessed using the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist; (2) criteria were applied for assessing good measurement properties; and (3) evidence was summarized and the quality of evidence assessed using a modified GRADE approach.
resultsFourteen articles reported the development and measurement properties of six PROMs. Of these, only three (BREAST-Q, BRECON-31, and EORTC QLQ-BRECON-23) were considered to have adequate content validity and proceeded to full evaluation. This showed that all three PROMs had been robustly developed and validated and demonstrated adequate quality.
conclusionsBREAST-Q, BRECON-31, and EORTC QLQ-BRECON-23 have been well-developed and demonstrate adequate measurement properties. Work with key stakeholders is now needed to generate consensus regarding which PROM should be recommended for inclusion in a core measurement set.
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