Measuring Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Following Body Image Altering Surgery
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 85 |
| Updated: | 11/23/2013 |
| Start Date: | June 2005 |
| End Date: | June 2014 |
| Contact: | Andrea Pusic, MD |
| Phone: | 212-639-5085 |
Measuring Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Following Body Image Altering Surgery: Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcomes Instrument
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.
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
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