Table 3.
Patient Satisfaction with decision to have BPM.
| Author, Year |
Sample Size (n) |
Instrument | Type of Study |
Recon. (All) |
Compared Reconstruction vs. No Reconstruction |
Overall Finding |
Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanek, 1995 |
14 | Ad hoc | CS | N | Y | + | 100% satisfied with decision to have PM. 64% were satisfied with their decision to have reconstruction. 100% were satisfied with their decision not to have reconstruction. |
| Metcalfe, 2004 |
60 | Ad hoc | CS | N | Y | + | 97% of patients were satisfied with decision to have PM. Mean satisfaction scores in reconstruction and no reconstruction groups indicated high satisfaction in both groups and no significant difference between the groups. |
| Geiger, 2007 | 106 | Ad hoc | CS | N | N | + | 84% of patients were satisfied with decision to have PM. |
| Hagen, 2014 | 163 | Ad hoc | CS | Y | N | + | 88% of patients were satisfied with choosing PM. |
CS: Case Series. PC: Prospective Cohort. Recon.: Reconstruction. Y: Yes. N: No
+ More than 50% positive results or no significant negative changes over time.
− Less than 50% positive results or no significant positive changes over time.
± Mixed results.