| Methods |
Retrospective case series |
| Participants |
Family history/risk ‐ 13 were BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, 33 had strong family history (1 first degree relative or 2 second degree relatives with BC plus diagnosis < 51, ovarian cancer or male BC) and 14 had limited family history |
| Interventions |
BRRM = 60 women with no history of BC who had BRRM between 1991‐2000 in Ontario, Canada and returned ≥ 1 of 5 questionnaires sent to them |
| Outcomes |
QoL |
| Notes |
Same participants as Metcalfe 2004b; 75 women were sent the questionnaires |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Free of selection bias? |
High risk |
Physicians for 20 of 122 potential participants did not give permission to contact their patients. |
| Free of performance bias? |
Low risk |
Hospital procedure & diagnosis codes for RRM used, then medical charts to confirm |
| Free of detection bias? |
Low risk |
Used indices and questionnaires developed and used for other studies and referenced – QoL Index, Brief System Inventory, Body Image After Breast Cancer, Impact of Event Scale, Social Support Questionnaire |
| Free of attrition bias? |
High risk |
15 of 75 participants did not return questionnaires |
