Development of a Japanese version of the BREAST-Q and the traditional psychometric test of the mastectomy module for the assessment of HRQOL and patient satisfaction following breast surgery

Abstract

Background: The objective of the study was to compare direct measurement with a conventional method for evaluation of clip placement in stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (ST-VAB) and to evaluate the accuracy of clip placement using the direct method. Methods: Accuracy of clip placement was assessed by measuring the distance from a residual calcification of a targeted calcification cluster to a clip on a mammogram after ST-VAB. Distances in the craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO) views were measured in 28 subjects with mammograms recorded twice or more after ST-VAB. The difference in the distance between the first and second measurements was defined as the reproducibility and was compared with that from a conventional method using a mask system with overlap of transparent film on the mammogram. The 3D clip-to-calcification distance was measured using the direct method in 71 subjects. Results: The reproducibility of the direct method was higher than that of the conventional method in CC and MLO views (P=0.002, P<0.001). The median 3D clip-to-calcification distance was 2.8 mm, with an interquartile range of 2.0-4.8 mm and a range of 1.1-36.3 mm. 4 Conclusion: The direct method used in this study was more accurate than the conventional method, and gave a median 3D distance of 2.8 mm between the calcification and clip.

Quality of Life Indicators in Patients Operated on for Breast Cancer in Relation to the Type of Surgery—A Retrospective Cohort Study of Women in Serbia

“…Research by other authors later showed similar results [ 29 , 30 ]. In addition, similar findings are found in other papers, namely, women in all ages after radical mastectomy had the worst level of general satisfaction with life [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ].…”

Psychometric Validation of the BODY-Q in Danish Patients Undergoing Weight Loss and Body Contouring Surgery

“…These findings again could relate to the fact that the original sample is more heterogeneous, as participants were included from a range of weight loss and plastic surgery healthcare providers from 4 countries (England, Scotland, the United States, and Canada). Saiga et al 33 , 34 recently published a Japanese translation and psychometric analysis of the BREAST-Q and also found ceiling effect in the experience of care scales. They suggest that the ceiling effect could be associated with study design, which could also be the situation in our design, where patients were asked to fill out the BODY-Q as preparation for their follow-up visit in the outpatient clinic.…”

Protocol for a multicentre, prospective, cohort study to investigate patient satisfaction and quality of life after immediate breast reconstruction in Japan: the SAQLA study

“…The following subscales are used in this study: satisfaction with breasts, satisfaction with implant, psychosocial well-being, sexual well-being, adverse effects of radiation, physical well-being of chest and upper extremity, satisfaction with abdomen, physical well-being of abdomen, satisfaction with back appearance, and physical well-being of shoulder and back. A formal Japanese version was developed, 45 and the validation of the reconstruction module has been completed (Cronbach α>0.7, inter-rater reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)>0.8).…”

“…Some patients might feel psychological distress when asked about their sexual well-being. 45 The estimated time to complete a survey is about 10 min, and this may be a burden.…”