TITLE:
Patient Satisfaction Index and Quality of Life Measurement with Breast-Q after Breast Reconstruction in a Plastic Surgery Center in Mexico
AUTHORS:
Jose C. Martinez-López, Jaime A. García-Espinoza, David Flores-Soto, Carlos I. Navarro-Delgadillo, Cuahutemoc Márquez-Espriella, Rodrigo Dávila-Diaz, Esteban I. Campos-Serna, Víctor H. Avalos-Gómez
KEYWORDS:
BREAST-Q, Breast Reconstruction, PROM’s, Satisfaction Index, Quality of Life, Mexico
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.9 No.6,
June
18,
2021
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Cancer is one of the most devastating pathologies to affect the breast. Mastectomy stigmas are associated with depression, body image dysmorphia, and decreasing quality of life. BREAST-Q is a PROM (Patient Reported Outcome Measures) that has proven useful in measuring satisfaction with breast reconstruction results from the patient’s point of view. Objectives: To measure the satisfaction index and improvement in quality of life after breast reconstruction for breast cancer sequelae in our hospital in the last 5 years. Materials and Methods: Descriptive Study that includes patients with Breast cancer diagnosis that underwent mastectomy and breast reconstruction (prosthesis or autologous tissue) in “Hospital Central Sur de Petroleos Mexicanos” (January 2015 to January 2020), whose satisfaction index was measured with BREAST-Q one year after reconstruction. Results: 153 patients were included in the analysis. Mean global satisfaction was 74 points. We observed a tendency towards higher psychosocial, sexual and appearance satisfaction in patients who underwent reconstruction with autologous tissue. The mean satisfaction with provided information was 64 points and with the medical team > 90 points. Conclusion: Breast reconstruction is associated to a high satisfaction index and quality of life improvement regardless of the technique. BREAST-Q proved to be useful in evaluating patient experience and it helped us identify areas of opportunity to improve our care.