Long-Term Effectiveness of a Decision Support App (Pink Journey) for Women Considering Breast Reconstruction Surgery: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various kinds of breast reconstruction (BR) options, including implants and autologous, and surgery techniques, including traditional and endoscope assisted, can be used to perform surgery. All options have their own advantages and disadvantages. Women decide on an option depending on the values and preferences they emphasize. Lacking knowledge about BR or having decision difficulties during the treatment decision process makes women experience more decision regret, psychological distress, and poor body image. Delivering decision support with a values clarification exercise using eHealth approaches would be beneficial for patient outcomes.

Objective

This study aims to examine the effects of a decision support app on decision-making quality and psychological morbid

SUBMITTER: Fang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8709911 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature