Table 4.
Reasons Given by Patients for Not Getting Reconstruction (n=263)
| Total | Non-Black, Non- Latina |
Black | Latina | p-value† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %‡ | % | % | % | % | |
| Patient factors | |||||
| Did not want additional surgery | 48.5 | 70.0 | 39.7 | 34.1 | <0.001 |
| Was not important | 33.8 | 42.4 | 21.6 | 31.3 | 0.043 |
| Fear of implants | 36.3 | 34.4 | 38.8 | 40.7 | 0.731 |
| Concerned about interference with detection of recurrence |
23.9 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 32.5 | 0.066 |
| Concerned about possible complications | 33.6 | 27.9 | 20.4 | 43.8 | 0.017 |
| Could not take much time off work or family | 16.1 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 24.7 | 0.022 |
| Systems factors | |||||
| Did not know was an option | 18.1 | 12.7 | 27.7 | 18.6 | 0.514 |
| Trouble finding surgeon | 5.6 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 0.514 |
| No insurance coverage | 11.8 | 2.2 | 23.7 | 18.6 | 0.001 |
| Surgeon did not take insurance | 7.8 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 8.5 | 0.085 |
†
P-value tests for differences in item response across race/ethnic groups.
‡
Percent that indicated the factor contributed “quite a bit” or “a lot” to the decision to not have breast reconstruction. Percentages are weighted to account for the sample design and non-response.