Variables that Affect the Satisfaction of Brazilian Women with External Breast Prostheses after Mastectomy

Borghesan, Deise Helena Pelloso; Gravena, Ângela Andréia França; Lopes, Tiara Cristina Romeiro; Brischiliari, Sheila Cristina Rocha; Demitto, Marcela de Oliveira; Agnolo, Cátia Millene Dell; Carvalho, Maria Dalva de Barros; Pelloso, Sandra Marisa

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.22.9631

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“…18 Most women who choose no reconstruction use some form of prosthesis, although almost half of women find using a prosthesis challenging or restrictive, with reports of pulling, pain, heaviness, and occasional slippage of the prosthesis, with associated social embarrassment. 20,21 Women also have concerns about cost, difficulty accessing supplies or prostheses, information, and fittings. Use of a prosthesis requires being fitted for a special bra with pockets.…”

Section: Breast Surgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

Long‐Term Effects of Breast Cancer Surgery, Treatment, and Survivor Care

Lovelace

McDaniel

Golden

2019

J Midwife Womens Health

189

124

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Women are increasingly surviving breast cancer, but up to 90% experience unexpected long‐term sequelae as a result of treatment. Symptoms may include physical, functional, emotional, and psychosocial changes that can dramatically alter the quality of life for breast cancer survivors. Primary care clinicians, including midwives, are likely to care for these women and should be familiar with common symptoms, treatment, and best practices to avoid permanent dysfunction. A holistic approach to assessment, treatment, and referral as needed is the most effective strategy. Although women experience significant changes after breast cancer treatment, many fail to receive thorough assessment of their symptoms, education about interventions, and treatment options to optimize health promoting strategies. Disparities exist in treatment availability, options, and survivorship. Long‐term physical changes include anatomic changes, chronic pain, phantom breast pain, axillary web syndrome, and lymphedema. In addition, women may have decreased strength, aerobic capacity, mobility, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction. Emotional and psychosocial changes include depression, anxiety, fatigue, concerns about body image, and issues with sexuality. Treatment should be multifactorial based on thorough assessment of symptoms and can include medication, exercise, counseling, physical and occupational therapy, and alternative and complementary therapies. Primary care and gynecologic clinicians are well positioned to provide thorough evaluation, education, treatment, and referral for the most common sequelae of mastectomy and breast cancer treatments.

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Section: Breast Surgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

Long‐Term Effects of Breast Cancer Surgery, Treatment, and Survivor Care

Lovelace

McDaniel

Golden

2019

J Midwife Womens Health

189

124

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“…In Brazil, Borghesan et al . [17] found that 56.6% of postmastectomy women were satisfied with EBP; however, some women reported pain and discomfort on the surgical site with EBP; a common complaint was its displacement during activity. In Netherlands, Thijs-Boer et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women experiences of using external breast prosthesis after mastectomy

Jetha

Gul

Lalani

2017

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective:The aim of this study was to identify the experiences of breast cancer patients using external breast prostheses (EBP) in the context of the Pakistani society.Methods:A qualitative descriptive exploratory design was used in the study. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 15 postmastectomy women using EBP. A semi-structured interview guide with open-ended questions was used for the interviews. The analysis of the data was organized into four categories according to the study questions including reasons for using EBP, feeling about EBP, challenges for using EBP, and coping with lost breast. Each category was further divided into subcategories.Results:Women used EBP because they felt strange, incomplete, and embarrassed in front of other people, due to the asymmetrical shape of the chest after mastectomy. They faced several challenges with regard to obtaining and using the EBP. While EBP was used as an alternative of their lost breast, they experienced sadness and embarrassment. They found it challenging to take care of the EBP and were required to make changes in their lifestyle. However, they accepted living with their lost breast, either through rationalization, family support, or faith and prayers, which helped them to cope.Conclusions:The study findings have given insight into some real experiences of mastectomy patients. Mastectomy not only affects women's physical health but also their psychological health, as a result of which they become reluctant to socialize. Using EBP can help them to improve their body image and body posture. Health-care providers' support is very important to the families of the patients specifically where patients are very shy to openly seek information due to cultural constraints.

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“…In both the developed and less developed world, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, with over 1.6 million new cases per year [46]. Cancer treatments have been improving, and patients with breast cancer can expect to significantly extend their lifespans with surgery and chemotherapy.…”

Section: Practical Example: External Breast Prosthesismentioning

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Free and Open Source 3-D Model Customizer for Websites to Democratize Design with OpenSCAD

Nilsiam

Pearce

2017

Designs

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3-D printing has entered the consumer market because of recent radical price declines. Consumers can save substantial money by offsetting purchases with DIY pre-designed 3-D printed products. However, even more value can be obtained with distributed manufacturing using mass customization. Unfortunately, the average consumer is not technically sophisticated enough to easily design their own products. One solution to this is the use of an overlay on OpenSCAD parametric code, although current solutions force users to relinquish all rights to their own designs. There is thus a substantial need in the open source design community for a libre 3-D model customizer, which can be used in any design repository to democratize design. This study reports on the design, function, and validation of such software: the Free Open Source 3-D Customizer. It is demonstrated with a case study of the customization of 3-D printable external breast prosthetics. The results showed that novice users can adjust the available parameters according to their needs and save these to a new file on a website. This PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) library is free and open source and has potential for increasing the usefulness of online repositories to enable distributed manufacturing using consumer customized 3-D printable products.

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Variables that Affect the Satisfaction of Brazilian Women with External Breast Prostheses after Mastectomy

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Long‐Term Effects of Breast Cancer Surgery, Treatment, and Survivor Care

Long‐Term Effects of Breast Cancer Surgery, Treatment, and Survivor Care

Women experiences of using external breast prosthesis after mastectomy

Free and Open Source 3-D Model Customizer for Websites to Democratize Design with OpenSCAD

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