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Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in Women Who Underwent Breast Reconstruction After Radical Surgery

Recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT04938505
Lead Sponsor
Centre Georges Francois Leclerc
Brief Summary

Nowadays, breast reconstruction is an integral care after mastectomy in breast cancer patient.

With the personalized care, choice a breast reconstructive is an important step involving decisions and mutual accord between patients and their physicians in order to anticipate clinical and psychosocial results.

Two main families of breast reconstruction techniques are often performed including advantages and complications impacting health related quality of life.

Routine assessment of health related quality of life in patients underwent breast reconstruction could allow to identify factors of satisfaction o be taken into account in the choice of breast reconstruction technique in order to improve practices and quality of life of patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Normal Breast Checkup ( Mammography, echography and breast magnetic resonance imaging)in the previous 6 months
  • French speaking and writing fluency
  • Agree to participate after receive all information
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with an inability to complete HRQOL questionnaires (cognitive disorders, language barrier)
  • Patient with a failed first breast reconstruction

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health related quality of life scores assessed by Breast Q questionnaire12 months after breast reconstruction
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
social support as assessed by Sarason's Social Support Questionnaire 6-item (SSQ6)12 months after breast reconstruction

Social support is measured across 2 dimensions: support availability, through the number of contacts that the patient can count on (0 to 9 people) and quality of support, through patient satisfaction with support received. Each item represents a situation in which the patient may need support. Patient is asked to cite the number of people that she could count on in that particular situation. Concerning the second item, the patient is asked to assess satisfaction with the support provided. The scores are generated according to Sarason's recommendations. A score is calculated for each dimension. Support availability score is calculated as the sum of the number of people available for the 6 items, this score ranges from 0 to 54, with 54 representing the highest availability. The social support satisfaction score is calculated by the sum of the satisfaction of the 6 items. This score ranges from 6 to 36, with 36 representing the highest level of satisfaction

level of the precariousness and the disparities of health at breast reconstruction patient by the questionnaire Evaluation of the Precariousness and the Disparities of Health for the Centers of Examination of Health (EPICES)12 months after breast reconstruction

EPICES is used to assess individual level of the precariousness. It includes 11 items and generate precariousness score from 0 to 100. Patient which a score EPICES \>30 is considered as having a high level of precariousness

Number of anxious and depress participants as assessed by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)12 months after breast reconstruction

HADS has 14 items rated from 0 to 3 and covers 2 dimensions. Seven questions related to the anxiety dimension and seven other related to the depressive dimension, yielding 2 scores, A (Anxiety) and D (Depression). The maximum score for each dimension is 21. A score of 11 or higher indicates the probable presence of the disorder.

Health related quality of life scores assessed by Breast Q questionnaire60 months after breast reconstruction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

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Dijon, France

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