Table 1:
Qualitative Results: Items removed, refined and retained from BREAST-Q Reconstruction Module
| Items in Reconstruction module | Items retained | Items refined | Items removed | New items added | Preliminary BCT module | Total items after item reduction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR-QOL scales | |||||||
| Psychosocial well-being | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Sexual well-being | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Physical well-being | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| Patient satisfaction scales | |||||||
| Satisfaction with breasts | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 |
| Satisfaction with information - breast surgeon | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Satisfaction with surgeon | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| Satisfaction with medical team | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Satisfaction with office staff | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| New scales | |||||||
| Adverse effects of radiation | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 7 |
| Satisfaction with information - radiation oncologist | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 19 | 11 |