Patient Expectations of Breast Conserving Therapy: Broadening a Patient Reported Outcomes Instrument
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 22
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- measure patient expectations of breast-conserving therapy
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop a questionnaire to measure patient expectations of breast-conserving therapy (breast-conserving surgery and radiation). This questionnaire will assist both surgeons and patients by helping provide valuable information to patients about what to expect during and after surgery.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 18-75
- •Patients who are scheduled to undergo lumpectomy at MSKCC as part of breast conserving therapy for invasive breast cancer OR who have completed BCT (lumpectomy and radiation) at least 6 months prior to recruitment
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inability to speak or understand English
- •Inability to provide meaningful informed consent due to physical, cognitive, or psychiatric disability
- •Patients undergoing lumpectomy without radiation
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
measure patient expectations of breast-conserving therapy
Time Frame: 1 year
This study aims to develop the Patient Expectations with Breast-Conserving Therapy questionnaire. New questionnaire content will be generated using qualitative research methods. Interview data will be analyzed using a grounded theory approach, which involves generating codes, categories, and themes inductively, rather than imposing a priori assumptions or classifications on the data.