Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52 patients
Introduction: Benign and malignant skin lesions can affect patients' quality of life and self-esteem; thus, reconstructive plastic surgery is important for these individuals. The objective is to assess the effect of reconstructive plastic surgery on the quality of life (QoL) and self-esteem in...
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| author | Victor Felipe dos Santos Tejada Raúl Andrés Mendoza Sassi Luciano Zogbi Dias Susi Heliene Lauz Medeiros |
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| description | Introduction: Benign and malignant skin lesions can affect patients' quality of life and self-esteem; thus, reconstructive plastic surgery is important for these individuals. The objective is to assess the effect of reconstructive plastic surgery on the quality of life (QoL) and self-esteem in patients with benign or malignant skin lesions.
Methods: This quasi-experimental "pre-post study" measured QoL using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. For the measure of self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used. The changes in scores of both instruments were measured before and after surgery, and the statistical significance of the difference was evaluated using a paired sample t test. The proportion of individuals with an increased QoL score and self-esteem according to sociodemographic variables, lesion or disease characteristics, surgical treatment classification, and stressful events was measured, whereas the statistical significance was assessed using the chi-square test.
Results: Fifty-two patients were interviewed. After the surgical intervention, significant improvement in QoL score in most SF-36 domains (emotional, physical, social, pain, general health, and mental health aspects) and improvement in the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale score were noted. The factors associated with a higher probability of improvements in QoL and self-esteem after surgery were age =60 years, white skin color, higher education level, occurrence of a stressful event, and malignant neoplasia.
Conclusions: Reconstructive surgery positively affected several domains of QoL and self-esteem, showing other improvements in patient health beyond its technical and clinical benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-251c1358f05d4e2cab6af9869facc1202025-08-20T03:33:10ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352018-06-01330224225010.5935/2177-1235.2018RBCP0102Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52 patientsVictor Felipe dos Santos Tejada0Raúl Andrés Mendoza Sassi1Luciano Zogbi Dias2Susi Heliene Lauz Medeiros3Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.Introduction: Benign and malignant skin lesions can affect patients' quality of life and self-esteem; thus, reconstructive plastic surgery is important for these individuals. The objective is to assess the effect of reconstructive plastic surgery on the quality of life (QoL) and self-esteem in patients with benign or malignant skin lesions. Methods: This quasi-experimental "pre-post study" measured QoL using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. For the measure of self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used. The changes in scores of both instruments were measured before and after surgery, and the statistical significance of the difference was evaluated using a paired sample t test. The proportion of individuals with an increased QoL score and self-esteem according to sociodemographic variables, lesion or disease characteristics, surgical treatment classification, and stressful events was measured, whereas the statistical significance was assessed using the chi-square test. Results: Fifty-two patients were interviewed. After the surgical intervention, significant improvement in QoL score in most SF-36 domains (emotional, physical, social, pain, general health, and mental health aspects) and improvement in the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale score were noted. The factors associated with a higher probability of improvements in QoL and self-esteem after surgery were age =60 years, white skin color, higher education level, occurrence of a stressful event, and malignant neoplasia. Conclusions: Reconstructive surgery positively affected several domains of QoL and self-esteem, showing other improvements in patient health beyond its technical and clinical benefits.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/2049/en_v33n2a16.pdfquality of lifeself-conceptsurgical reconstructive proceduressurveys and questionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Victor Felipe dos Santos Tejada Raúl Andrés Mendoza Sassi Luciano Zogbi Dias Susi Heliene Lauz Medeiros Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52 patients Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica quality of life self-concept surgical reconstructive procedures surveys and questionnaires |
| title | Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect
of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of
life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52
patients |
| title_full | Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect
of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of
life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52
patients |
| title_fullStr | Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect
of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of
life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52
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| title_full_unstemmed | Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect
of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of
life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52
patients |
| title_short | Pre- and postoperative evaluation of the effect
of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of
life and self-esteem: a prospective study of 52
patients |
| title_sort | pre and postoperative evaluation of the effect of reconstructive surgery on patient quality of life and self esteem a prospective study of 52 patients |
| topic | quality of life self-concept surgical reconstructive procedures surveys and questionnaires |
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