Table 2. Summary of Patient-Reported Outcome Scores on BREAST-Q by Procedure Type.
| Patient-Reported Outcome on BREAST-Q | Procedure | Score, Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Baseline | At 1 y | At 2 y | At 3 y | At 4 y | ||
| Satisfaction with breast | Implant-based reconstruction | 64.0 (21.3) | 63.1 (17.4) | 64.2 (18.0) | 64.3 (18.6) | 62.4 (17.4) |
| Autologous reconstruction | 58.2 (20.2) | 68.6 (17.0) | 68.5 (18.3) | 74.1 (17.5) | 70.9 (18.6) | |
| Psychosocial well-being | Implant-based reconstruction | 71.9 (17.5) | 71.8 (19.3) | 74.5 (18.9) | 75.8 (19.0) | 74.5 (19.1) |
| Autologous reconstruction | 68.0 (18.2) | 74.7 (19.3) | 75.5 (19.0) | 81.7 (17.4) | 78.9 (18.3) | |
| Physical well-being of chest and upper body | Implant-based reconstruction | 80.3 (14.3) | 76.0 (14.6) | 77.3 (14.3) | 77.7 (14.4) | 77.8 (15.2) |
| Autologous reconstruction | 76.8 (15.3) | 74.9 (15.1) | 75.6 (15.4) | 78.4 (15.0) | 75.7 (16.0) | |
| Physical well-being of abdomen | Implant-based reconstruction | 90.8 (12.7) | NAa | NAa | NAa | NAa |
| Autologous reconstruction | 87.4 (15.1) | 74.6 (19.5) | 76.3 (19.8) | 77.9 (19.0) | 78.8 (20.1) | |
| Sexual well-being | Implant-based reconstruction | 58.8 (19.0) | 52.7 (21.1) | 53.9 (21.3) | 55.7 (19.8) | 53.5 (20.7) |
| Autologous reconstruction | 53.5 (20.8) | 55.5 (20.6) | 57.1 (21.7) | 62.1 (19.6) | 59.9 (19.8) | |
Abbreviation: NA, not available.
a
BREAST-Q physical well-being of abdomen scores were not collected for patients who underwent implant-based reconstruction.