The role of psychosocial factors in patients' recollections of breast reconstruction options discussed with their surgeons.

ABSTRACT: A patient's comprehension and memory of conversations with their providers plays an important role in their healthcare. Adult breast cancer patients whose legal sex was female and who underwent treatment at the Center for Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center were asked to indicate which breast reconstruction procedures they discussed with their surgeon. We focused on the three most frequent responses: (a) participants who remembered discussing implant-based, tissue-based, and combination procedures; (b) participants who remembered only an implant-based option being discussed; and (c) participants who remember only a tissue-based option being discussed. We used multinomial logistic regression models to explore the psychosocial factors associated with p

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9076612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature