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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jul 8;114(4):416–422. doi: 10.1002/jso.24364

Table III. Self-reported measures of wellness improved amongst all patients undergoing nipple sparing mastectomy up to two years postoperatively.

Preoperative Postoperative Delta
Median (Q1, Q3) Median (Q1, Q3) Median (Q1, Q3) p-value
Satisfaction- Breasts 63 (53, 79) 73 (64, 81) 8 (-7, 22) 0.0213*
Psychosocial Wellness 70 (58, 86) 86 (70, 100) 14 (0, 30) 0.0032*
Sexual Well-Beinga 57 (47, 63) 57 (49, 72) 3 (-7.5, 21.5) 0.1527
Physical impact (chest)b 85 (68, 100) 77 (74, 85) -2 (-14, 6) 0.0547
Overall Satisfaction with Outcome 75 (67, 100)
a

N=36 patients with pre and postoperative scores

b

N=38 patients with pre and postoperative scores

*

p <.05 by Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test