Breast Augmentation, Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Reduction, Breast Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to develop a questionnaire to measure patient satisfaction with their breast surgery. This questionnaire will help surgeons better understand how patients feel about their surgical results. We hope that such a questionnaire will improve the understanding of breast surgery results and patient care.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALquestionnaires
patients will fill out two questionnaires post surgery
Sponsors
McMaster University
University College, London
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
University of British Columbia
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pittsburgh
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All stages (1-4) * Age \> or = to 18 to 85 years. * Postoperative Group: Male and Female patients who have undergone mastectomy, breast reconstruction, reduction, augmentation, bariatric or body contouring surgery between 1 month to 8 years ago Or * Preoperative Group: Male and Female patients who are scheduled to undergo mastectomy, breast reconstruction, reduction, or augmentation or body contouring surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to speak or understand English * Active psychiatric illness, cognitive or sensory impairment * Physical impairment that may prevent filling out a paper and pencil survey or responding to interview questions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To develop and validate a new patient derived measure of satisfaction with breast surgery. | conclusion of study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determining variations in satisfaction related to patient characteristics and preoperative expectations. | conclusion of study |
Countries
Canada, United States
Outcome results
None listed