Decision-making about mastectomy among Chinese women with breast cancer: a mixed-methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of mastectomy in China is higher than its Western counterparts. Little is known about whether Chinese women with breast cancer have been involved in the decision-making process of mastectomy, the level of decisional conflict, their perceptions of mastectomy and the factors that influence them to undergo a mastectomy. This protocol describes a mixed-methods study that aims to provide an in-depth understanding of decision-making about mastectomy among Chinese women with breast cancer.

Methods and analysis

A three-phase, sequential explanatory mixed-methods design will be adopted. The first phase is a retrospective analysis of medical records to determine the current use of mastectomy. The second phase is a cross-sectional survey to examine women's p

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021815 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature