An international mixed methods study to develop a new preference-based measure for women with breast cancer: the BREAST-Q Utility module.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Generic preference-based measures (PBM), though commonly used, may not be optimal for use in economic evaluations of breast cancer interventions. No breast cancer-specific PBM currently exists, and the generic PBMs fail to capture the unique concerns of women with breast cancer (e.g., body image, appearance, treatment-specific adverse effects). Hence, the objective of this study was to develop a breast cancer-specific PBM, the BREAST-Q Utility module.

Methods

Women diagnosed with breast cancer (stage 0-4, any treatment) were recruited from two tertiary hospitals in Canada and one in the US. The study followed an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach, whereby semi-structured interviews were conducted and at the end of the interview, participants were asked

SUBMITTER: Kaur MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789506 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature