Development of a patient decision aid for patients with breast cancer who consider immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to develop a patient decision aid (pDA) that could support patients with breast cancer (BC) in making an informed decision about breast reconstruction (BR) after mastectomy.

Methods

The development included four stages: (i) Establishment of a multidisciplinary team; (ii) Needs assessment consisting of semi-structured interviews in patients and a survey among healthcare professionals (HCPs); (iii) Creation of content, design and technical system; and (iv) Acceptability and usability testing using a think-aloud approach in patients and interviews among HCPs and representatives of the Dutch Breast Cancer Patient Organization.

Results

From the needs assessment, three themes were identified: Challenging period to make a decision, Diverse m

SUBMITTER: Ter Stege JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature