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. 2019 Dec 12;27(3):426–434. doi: 10.1007/s12282-019-01033-7

Table 2.

PROM scores of 96 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers per type of cancer risk management, mean (95% CI)

All (n = 96) Surveillance (n = 49) BPM-IBR (n = 47) p value¥
Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
HADS°
Anxiety scale 5.36 (4.62–6.09) 5.47 (4.30–6.63) 5.26 (4.30–6.21) 0.691
Depression scale 2.40 (1.80–3.00) 2.51 (1.66–3.36) 2.30 (1.42–3.18) 0.591
BREAST-Q§
Satisfaction with breasts 68.96 (65.09–72.82) 71.51 (65.56–77.47) 66.51 (61.42–71.60) 0.304
Psychosocial well-being 74.08 (70.14–78.01) 70.78 (65.17–76.38) 77.23 (71.67–82.80) 0.143
Physical well-being chest 79.32 (76.29–82.34) 81.78 (76.99–86.57) 76.96 (73.16–80.75) 0.011
Sexual well-being 61.53 (57.87–65.20) 62.82 (57.24–68.41) 60.30 (55.33–65.27) 0.644

HADS index value: scale from 0–21; BREAST-Q scale from 0 to 100

BPM-IBR bilateral prophylactic mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

°Higher scores represent lower quality

§Higher scores represent higher quality

¥Mann–Whitney U test