کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4121806 1270405 2007 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Prospective analysis of psychosocial outcomes after breast reconstruction: Cross-cultural comparisons of 1-year postoperative results
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Prospective analysis of psychosocial outcomes after breast reconstruction: Cross-cultural comparisons of 1-year postoperative results
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryBreast reconstruction has been shown to improve quality of life in women following mastectomy for breast cancer. To date, there have been no published prospective reports looking at the effect nationality has on patient quality of life following breast reconstruction.Women from the USA, Sweden and Canada were recruited prior to reconstruction and followed prospectively for 1 year postoperatively. Thirteen centres with 24 plastic surgeons were involved. Preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively, women completed the Short Form-36 questionnaire. Data were analysed using t-tests and analysis of variance.A total of 313 women were followed up. American women who had immediate expander/implant surgery were compared with Swedish patients, whilst Americans who had undergone transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstructions were compared with Canadians.Women benefited from having breast reconstruction, but this improvement was not dependent upon country of origin. Swedish women reported less improvement in one subscale, that of general health, compared with American women (P = 0.01). There were no cultural differences detected between Americans and Canadians.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery - Volume 60, Issue 5, May 2007, Pages 503–508
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