Table 8.
Previous studies evaluating patient satisfaction/QoL with the BREAST-Q™ BCT compared to the current study
| First author of study | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahlbäck* | O’Connell** | Current study | |
| Year published | 2017 | 2016 | |
| Evaluated surgical method(s) | BCT/WLE | BCT/WLE | OPS |
| Time period when operations were performed | 2008–2012 | 2009–2015 | 2013–2016 |
| Response rate | 71% | 58% | 83% |
| Number of responding participants | 348 | 200 | 120 |
| Radiological tumor extent (mm) | 15 (median value) | 16 (mean value) | 20 (median value) |
| Weight of specimen excised (grams) | – | 32.5 (mean value) | 86 (median value) |
| Breast Q™ BCT domains | |||
| “Satisfaction with breasts” | 66 (57–80)a | 68 (55–80) | 74 (59–85) |
| “Effects of radiotherapy” | 100 (89–100) | 89 (78.25–100) | 100 (89–100) |
| “Psychosocial well-being” | 82 (61–100) | 82 (63–100) | 87 (57–100) |
| “Sexual well-being” | 60 (48–79) | 57 (45–66) | 60 (49–69) |
| “Physical well-being” | 81 (69–92) | 75 (64–86) | 78 (69–92) |
| “Satisfaction with information from breast surgeon” | 62 (53–84) | 77 (64–100) | 75 (58–100) |
| “Satisfaction with breast surgeon” | 100 (81–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (92–100) |
| “Satisfaction with medical team” | 100 (92–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (100–100) |
| “Satisfaction with office staff” | 100 (93–100) | 100 (100–100) | 100 (100–100) |
Summary of the three studies using BREAST-Q™ BCT that have presented median or mean values for one or several domains
BCT breast-conserving therapy, OPS oncoplastic surgery, WLE wide local excision
aValues are median and interquartile range in brackets
*Dahlback et al. 2017 [26]
**O’Connell et al. 2016 [27]