Table 9.
Differences between satisfaction with care scales mean scores and most important qualitative variables studied.
| Variables | Satisfaction with Information | p | Satisfaction with the Surgeon | p | Satisfaction with Surgical Team | p | Satisfaction with Hospital | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education level | Primary education | 63.37 (14.93) | 0.34 ** | 81.33 (35.31) | 0.38 ** | 72.33 (32.91) | 0.02 ** | 60.89 (27.32) | 0.003 ** |
| Secondary education | 62.08 (14.91) | 92.25 (11.34) | 88.00 (17.90) | 87.58 (19.32) | |||||
| University degree | 72.50 (22.30) | 96.44 (10.34) | 96.44 (9.93) | 91.75 (15.16) | |||||
| Previous breast surgery | No | 68.75 (18.76) | 0.75 * | 90.38 (20.37) | 0.40 * | 87.41 (22.12) | 0.96 * | 80.17 (25.84) | 0.52 * |
| Yes | 63.92 (18.22) | 96.08 (8.23) | 91.92 (12.57) | 86.31 (15.96) | |||||
| Stage | 0 | 69.00 (0.00) | 0.84 ** | 43.00 (60.81) | 0.000 ** | 35.00 (49.50) | 0.001 ** | 36.50 (51.62) | 0.03 ** |
| I | 72.00 (19.74) | 95.44 (13.67) | 94.67 (12.97) | 89.78 (16.28) | |||||
| IIA-B | 65.64 (18.98) | 95.07 (9.98) | 90.11 (15.88) | 80.59 (22.84) | |||||
| IIIA-B | 65.78 (16.81) | 87.33 (18.36) | 87.11 (18.32) | 84.89 (20.26) | |||||
| Type of mastectomy | Skin-sparing type I–II | 66.06 (18.09) | 0.14 ** | 89.32 (24.24) | 0.26 ** | 88.37 (23.78) | 0.78 ** | 77.58 (30.01) | 0.77 ** |
| Skin-sparing type IV | 67.33 (18.00) | 98.67 (3.22) | 92.00 (15.60) | 88.67 (14.77) | |||||
| Nipple skin-sparing | 80.11 (20.78) | 95.44 (13.66) | 93.67 (12.85) | 88.89 (14.89) | |||||
| Radical mastectomy | 62.00 (16.20) | 90.31 (15.93) | 84.69 (20.73) | 80.13 (21.72) | |||||
| Breast reconstruction timing | Immediate | 68.80 (18.69) | 0.04 * | 91.87 (18.65) | 0.59 * | 88.24 (20.53) | 0.64 * | 82.00 (24.05) | 0.65 * |
| Delayed | 52.50 (8.02) | 91.75 (11.78) | 92.50 (15.00) | 78.67 (19.14) | |||||
| Type of reconstruction | Expander-prosthesis | 70.00 (14.45) | 0.48 ** | 91.33 (25.94) | 0.04 ** | 85.53 (28.86) | 0.70 ** | 74.27 (28.46) | 0.54 ** |
| Becker expander | 66.00 (17.40) | 90.92 (15.13) | 87.69 (16.56) | 80.92 (26.49) | |||||
| Latissimus dorsi muscle flap | 62.30 (18.80) | 85.90 (17.34) | 89.30 (16.37) | 86.00 (19.15) | |||||
| Matrix acellular | 78.20 (22.16) | 96.40 (8.05) | 96.40 (4.93) | 84.60 (16.05) | |||||
| Direct prosthesis | 64.86 (25.91) | 100.00 (0.00) | 94.43 (14.74) | 92.14 (14.49) | |||||
| Breast symmetrisation | No | 64.94 (21.48) | 0.38 * | 92.61 (16.41) | 0.40 * | 92.89 (13.90) | 0.35 * | 86.00 (25.38) | 0.13 * |
| Yes | 68.94 (16.84) | 91.44 (19.24) | 88.16 (22.65) | 79.35 (22.61) | |||||
| Evolution | Successful | 73.38 (21.53) | 0.11 * | 90.95 (22.70) | 0.65 * | 87.91 (24.09) | 0.49 * | 80.77 (28.78) | 0.72 * |
| Reoperation | 63.04 (14.88) | 92.57 (13.90) | 89.11 (16.67) | 82.63 (18.97) | |||||
* p-value obtained by Mann Whitney U; ** p-value obtained by Kruskal-Wallis.