ArticleCureus2020
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Use of a Virtual Decisional Aid to Improve Knowledge and Patient Satisfaction in Women Considering Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy.
Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05222763 (Effect Of Web - Supported Interactıve Nursıng Program After Mastectomy On Body Value, Care Dependence And Psychosocıal Adaptatıon To Dısease-Self-Awareness Levels Accordıng To Self-Regulatıon Model), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect Of Web - Supported Interactıve Nursıng Program After Mastectomy On Body Value, Care Dependence And Psychosocıal Adaptatıon To Dısease-Self-Awareness Levels Accordıng To Self-Regulatıon Model: Mıxed Method Study
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Assessing the Content and Effect of Web-Based Decision Aids for Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of a web-based decision aid on breast cancer patients considering a breast reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- The Architecture of Shared Decision-Making in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Concepts, Measures, and Clinical Realities.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Review
- Decision-making Tools for Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Scoping Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Effect of shared decision-making in patients with breast cancer undergoing breast reconstruction surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Review
- Health Literacy in Plastic Surgery: A Scoping Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background The decisional process of navigating breast reconstruction surgery is very challenging for patients with a breast cancer diagnosis. This study aims to assess the impact of a virtual breast reconstruction decision aid program on the decision-making process of breast cancer patients considering breast reconstruction. Methods A two-arm, randomized, controlled trial was conducted at the University of Pittsburgh. Patients were blindly assigned to one of two arms: Emmi Decide (Emmi Solutions LLC, Chicago, IL) program prior to traditional consultation (intervention) and traditional consultation alone (control). All patients completed a baseline pre- and post-intervention questionnaire to evaluate knowledge, patient satisfaction, and psychological status. Surgeons' satisfaction and consultation time were also recorded. Results A total of 26 patients participated in the study (n=13 in each arm). Patients in the intervention group reported a greater BREAST-Q reconstruction module score (control=47.9±8.2, intervention=56.8±4.2,
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