SynthesisBMC medical informatics and decision making2020
Decision aids on breast conserving surgery for early stage breast cancer patients: a systematic review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Decision aids for the care of patients with multimorbidity: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Behaviour, barriers and facilitators of shared decision making in breast cancer surgical treatment: A qualitative systematic review using a 'Best Fit' framework approach.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Pooled it
- A bibliometric worldview of breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer from 2013 to 2023.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Decision Aid Plus Standard Care in Surgical Management Among Patients With Early Breast Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Study on the Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention Based on PERMA Model on Perioperative Patients with AIDS Complicated with Breast Cancer.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Trial
- Experiences and Decisional Outcomes After Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy: The DECISIVE Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- IDECIDE breast surgery patient decision aid: Development and testing of a quality of life-integrated decision support tool.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Attitudes and Perspectives on Shared Decision Making Among Breast Surgical Oncologists: A Qualitative Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
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- The current status and hot topics of endoscopic techniques in breast cancer surgery: a global bibliometric and visualization analysis (1999-2024).Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Patterns and associated factors of online health information seeking behaviors among young women diagnosed with breast cancer in China.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Decision Regret About Treatment Amongst Women With Early Breast Cancer: An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Review
- RETRACTED: The impact of breast-conserving surgery and modified radical mastectomy on postoperative wound complications in patients with early breast cancer.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Intraoperative radiotherapy in breast cancer: Alterations to the tumor microenvironment and subsequent biological outcomes (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2023Review
- Factors influencing the decision-making process for breast surgery in women likely to face breast cancer: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Prediction Models and Decision Aids for Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Systematic Literature Review.Cancers · 2022Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of psychological intervention nursing on the quality of life of breast cancer patients.Gland surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer is a worldwide health concern. For early stage breast cancer patients, choosing the surgical method after diagnosis is always a dilemma. Decision aids designed for use by patients are tools which may help with surgical decision making for these patients.
methodsWe screened through MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and Web of Science using the inclusion criteria which included (1) newly diagnosed patients with early stage breast cancer, (2) outcomes/results involving surgical options including breast conserving surgery. The search strategy used these key words or the combination of these words: "breast cancer", "decision aid", "decision making", "decision support", "breast conserving surgery", "breast conserving therapy".
resultsA total of 621 studies were identified, but only seven studies were included. Results were synthesized into narrative format. Various patterns of decision aids designed for use by patients were implemented. Mostly were educational materials via booklet, video or CDROM with or without assistance from surgeons. After decision aids, four studies showed that patients were more likely to change their original choices into mastectomy or modified radical instead of sticking to breast conserving surgery. Other results such as knowledge of breast cancer and treatments, decisional conflict and satisfaction, psychological changes after surgery and quality of life were all showed with a better trend in patients with decision aids in most studies.
conclusionDecision aids on breast conserving surgery made it easier for patient involvement in surgical decision making and improved decision-related outcomes in most early stage breast cancer patients. With more attention, improving procedures, and better interdisciplinary cooperation, more research is necessary for the improvement of decision aids. And we believe decision aids with agreed objective information are needed.
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