Table 1.
Summary of included studies.
| Author, Year |
Country | Sample size (n) |
Typea | Postoperative timing of assessmentb |
PRO | Instrumentc | MINORS Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanek, 1995 |
USA | 14 | CS | 6 – 30 months | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Patient satisfaction with decision to have BPM -Psychosocial well-being |
Ad hoc CES-D |
12 |
| Borgen, 1998 | USA | 370 | CS | 0.2 – 51.5 years | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Patient regret |
Ad hoc | 5 |
| Frost, 2000 | USA | 572 | CS | NA | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Psychosocial well-being -Body image -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc | 7 |
| Hatcher, 2001 | UK | 79 | PC | Preoperative, 6 and 18 months |
-Psychosocial well-being -Body image -Sexual well-being |
BIS GHQ-30 SAQ SSTAI |
7 |
| Metcalfe, 2004 |
Canada | 60 | CS | 6 – 117 months | -Patient satisfaction with decision to have BPM -Psychosocial well-being -Body image -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc BIBC BSI SAQ |
5 |
| Metcalfe, 2004 |
Canada | 37 | CS | Mean 53.8 months | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Body image -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc BSI |
5 |
| Contant, 2004 |
Netherlands | 61 | CS | 1 year | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc | 5 |
| Metcalfe, 2005 |
Canada | 60 | CS | Mean 52.2 months |
-Psychosocial well-being | QOLI | 5 |
| Geiger, 2007 | USA | 106 | CS | NA | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Patient satisfaction with decision to have BPM -Psychosocial well-being -Body image -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc CES-D |
6 |
| Gahm, 2007 | Sweden | 24 | CS | Mean 5 years | -Sexual well-being -Somatosensory function. |
Ad hoc | 5 |
| Spear, 2008 | USA | 27 | CS | NA | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes | Ad hoc | 7 |
| Brandberg, 2008 |
Sweden | 90 | PC | Preoperatively, 6 and 12 months |
-Psychosocial well-being -Body image -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc BIS HADS SAQ SF-36 |
7 |
| Isern, 2008 | Sweden | 30 | CS | NA | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Patient regret |
Ad hoc | 6 |
| Gahm, 2010 | Sweden | 24 | CS | Median 29 months | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes | Ad hoc | 11 |
| Gahm, 2010 | Sweden | 36 | CS | Mean 5.4 years | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes | Ad hoc | 6 |
| Gahm, 2010 | Sweden | 59 | CS | Mean 29 months | -Psychosocial well-being -Sexual well-being -Patient regret -Somatosensory function |
Ad hoc DRS SF-36 |
6 |
| Brandberg, 2012 |
Sweden | 91 | PC | Preoperatively, 6 and 12 months |
-Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Somatosensory function |
Ad hoc | 7 |
| Sahin, 2013 | Turkey | 21 | CS | NA | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes | MBROS-S | 6 |
| Eltahir, 2013 | Netherlands | 28 | CS | NA | -Psychosocial well-being | HADS | 9 |
| Gopie, 2013 | Netherlands | 48 | PC | Preoperatively, 6 months |
-Psychosocial well-being -Body image -Sexual well-being |
Ad hoc DRQ IES SF-36 |
7 |
| Gahm, 2013 | Sweden | 46 | CS | Median 29 months |
-Sexual well-being -Somatosensory function |
Ad hoc | 6 |
| Hagen, 2014 | Norway | 163 | CS | NA | -Patient satisfaction with outcomes -Patient satisfaction with decision to have BPM |
Ad hoc | 6 |
a
CS: Case Series. PC: Prospective Cohort.
b
NA: Not Available
c
BIBC: Body Image after Breast Cancer, BIS: Body Image Scale, BSI: Brief Symptom Inventory, CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale, DRQ: Dutch Relationship Questionnaire, DRS: Decision Regret Scale, GHQ: General Health Questionnaire, HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, IES: Impact of Events Scale, MBROS-S: Michigan Breast Reconstruction Outcomes Study – Satisfaction, QOLI: Quality of life index, SAQ: Sexual Activity Questionnaire, SF-36: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, SSTAI: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.