BREAST-Q questionnaire: tool for evaluation of quality of life following breast reconstruction with DIEP/SIEA flap

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Łukasz Ulatowski ◽  
Bartłomiej Noszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Siea Flap

Leczenie raka piersi stanowi ważne zagadnienie dla onkologów i chirurgów plastycznych. Dokonuje się znaczący postęp dotyczący wiedzy i sposobów terapii tego nowotworu. Leczenie niejednokrotnie wymaga rekonstrukcji amputowanej piersi. Współczesne metody są coraz doskonalsze i coraz bardziej dopasowane do potrzeb pacjentki. Jednocześnie obserwowany jest stały wzrost zainteresowania oceną jakości życia po wykonywanych procedurach medycznych. Taki trend obserwowany jest szczególnie w chirurgii plastycznej, gdzie prosta ocena ilości powikłań nie jest wystarczająca. Aby skutecznie pomagać, istnieje potrzeba skrupulatnej oceny leczenia dokonanej przez pacjentki. Celem pracy jest omówienie i przedstawienie zastosowania kwestionariusza BREAST-Q. Pozwala on na ocenę zadowolenia chorej ze zrekonstruowanej piersi, satysfakcji z całego procesu leczenia rekonstrukcyjnego i opieki medycznej. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badania jakości życia kwestionariuszem BREAST-Q u 20 pacjentek po wtórnej rekonstrukcji piersi płatem DIEP bez usuwania żebra podczas uzyskiwania dostępu do naczyń dawczych. Ocena jakości życia pacjentek służy chirurgowi zajmującemu się rekonstrukcją do analizy swojej pracy. Pozwala na głębsze zrozumienie potrzeb i lepsze doradzanie kolejnym pacjentkom podczas konsultacji przedoperacyjnych. Uzyskane wyniki mogą być też przydatne dla płatnika przy podejmowaniu decyzji odnośnie do poziomu refundacji poszczególnych procedur.

Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction after Breast Reconstruction: Free TRAM vs. Expansion/Implant

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laszlo Kovacs ◽  
Nikolaos Papadopulos ◽  
Mrkus Kloeppel ◽  
Katja Schwenzer ◽  
H Seitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Breast Reconstruction

scholarly journals Breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery – persistent pain and quality of life 1–8 years after breast reconstruction

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Honkanen ◽  
Laura Mustonen ◽  
Eija Kalso ◽  
Tuomo Meretoja ◽  
Hanna Harno
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Perforator Flap ◽  
Persistent Pain ◽  
Rectus Abdominis ◽  
Preoperative Pain ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Objectives To assess the long-term outcome of breast reconstructions with special focus on chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in a larger cohort of breast cancer survivors. Methods A cross-sectional study on 121 women with mastectomy and breast reconstruction after mean 2 years 4 months follow up. The mean time from breast reconstruction to the follow-up visit was 4 years 2 months. We studied surveys on pain (Brief Pain Inventory, BPI and Douleur Neuropathique 4, DN4), quality of life (RAND-36 health survey), sleep (insomnia severity questionnaire, ISI), mood (Beck’s Depression Index, BDI; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS), and a detailed clinical sensory status. Patients were divided into three groups: abdominal flap (Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap, DIEP; Free transverse rectus abdominis flap, fTRAM, and Pedicled transverse rectus abdominis flap, pTRAM), dorsal flap (Latissimus dorsi flap, LD and Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap, TDAP), and other (Transverse myocutaneous gracilis flap, TMG; implant). Clinically meaningful pain was defined ≥ 4/10 on a numeric rating scale (NRS). We used patients’ pain drawings to localize the pain. We assessed preoperative pain NRS from previous data. Results 106 (87.6%) of the patients did not have clinically meaningful persistent pain. We found no statistically significant difference between different reconstruction types with regards to persistent pain (p=0.40), mood (BDI-II, p=0.41 and HADS A, p=0.54) or sleep (p=0.14), respectively. Preoperative pain prior to breast reconstruction surgery correlated strongly with moderate or severe CPSP. Conclusions Moderate to severe CPSP intensity was present in 14% of patients. We found no significant difference in the prevalence of pain across different reconstruction types. Preoperative pain associated significantly with postoperative persistent pain.

Quality of life after breast reconstruction—the BRIOS study

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. e578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Catanuto ◽  
Dorin Dumitru ◽  
Alberto Rancati ◽  
Nicola Rocco ◽  
Maurizio Bruno Nava
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Breast Reconstruction

scholarly journals Evaluation of quality of life after breast reconstruction using an autologous latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 520-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. De Gournay ◽  
F. Bonnetain ◽  
H. Tixier ◽  
C. Loustalot ◽  
S. Dabakuyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Latissimus Dorsi ◽  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap

scholarly journals Evaluation of women’s quality of life after breast reconstruction surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Stanisz ◽  
Ewelina Kolak ◽  
Dorota Branecka-Woźniak ◽  
Renata Robaszkiewicz-Boukaz ◽  
Przemysław Ciepiela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Reconstruction Surgery ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, and is usually treated surgically. Mastectomy has a great influence on the mental and physical condition of women. Breast reconstruction offers them a chance to improve their quality of life (QOL) and self-image.The main aim of the study was to gain knowledge about the impact of breast reconstruction on the QOL of women following mastectomy, and an analysis of the QOL after breast reconstruction, in the context of prosthesis effect assessment.Materials and methods: The study comprised 100 women following breast reconstructive surgery involved in 1 of the 7 “Amazon Clubs” (post-mastectomy women’s associations) in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwest Poland. The study was based on the author’s questionnaire, and a shortened standardized version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Statistical calculations were performed with StatSoft Statistica v10 software, adopting a significance level of p < 0.05.Results: The women who decided to have breast reconstruction surgery, noticed improved well-being (67%) and experiencedan increase in self-confidence (61%). The vast majority ofthe patients surveyed (93%) were satisfied with the effectof the prosthesis. Statistically significant differences in QOL were observed in the following spheres: rest and sleep, work capacity, negative feelings, and financial resources (p < 0.05) in relation to the evaluation of the prosthesis effect.Conclusions: 1. Breast reconstruction has a positive influence on improvements in well-being, increasing self-esteem, and the assessment of a more attractive appearance in women of all ages. 2. Breast reconstruction surgery has a positive impact on QOL and health in the physical, psychological, and environmental domains, especially in the women who are satisfied with the effects of the surgery. 3. A negative assessment of the breast reconstruction effect has an adverse influence on QOL. Identifying the factors affecting dissatisfaction with the post-operative outcome is crucial for a complete understanding of the subject, and for implementing measures aimed at improving the QOL of these women.Keywords: quality of life; mastectomy; breast cancer; breast reconstruction; breast surgery.

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