Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem of mastectomized patients submitted or not to breast reconstruction
INTRODUCTION: After diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, some women go through physical, social, and emotional changes that often have an impact on their quality of life and self-esteem. This study aimed to assess the quality of life and self-esteem of mastectomized patients with or without bre...
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| author | Vanessa Lacerda Alves Miguel Sabino Neto Luiz Eduardo Felipe Abla Carlos Jorge Rocha de Oliveira Lydia Masako Ferreira |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: After diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, some women go through physical, social, and emotional changes that often have an impact on their quality of life and self-esteem. This study aimed to assess the quality of life and self-esteem of mastectomized patients with or without breast reconstruction a month after surgery.
METHODS: The study consisted of 89 patients aged ≥ 30 years with or without breast reconstruction. They were recruited from the Plastic Surgery and Mastology clinic of São Paulo Hospital and Pérola Byington Hospital. Group 1 (n = 30) consisted of mastectomized patients without breast reconstruction; group 2 (n = 29) consisted of mastectomized patients with breast reconstruction; and group 3 (n = 30) consisted of patients without changes in the breasts. The EORTC QLQ-C30 and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale UNIFESP/EPM instruments, which are validated in Brazil, were used to assess their quality of life.
RESULTS: There were no observed effects in the quality of life and self-esteem of the patients who underwent mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction a month after surgery.
CONCLUSION: The women with mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction a month after surgery showed no changes in their quality of life and self-esteem when compared among themselves and to women with no cancer history. It is necessary that this assessment, employing the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires, be performed from the time of breast cancer diagnosis until after breast reconstruction to identify the stage when the quality of life and self-esteem are affected. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95407796d586456ebbf0aebb9b1a8dfd2025-08-20T03:34:52ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352017-06-01320220821710.5935/2177-1235.2017RBCP0033Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem of mastectomized patients submitted or not to breast reconstructionVanessa Lacerda Alves0Miguel Sabino Neto1Luiz Eduardo Felipe Abla2Carlos Jorge Rocha de Oliveira3Lydia Masako Ferreira4Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BrazilINTRODUCTION: After diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, some women go through physical, social, and emotional changes that often have an impact on their quality of life and self-esteem. This study aimed to assess the quality of life and self-esteem of mastectomized patients with or without breast reconstruction a month after surgery. METHODS: The study consisted of 89 patients aged ≥ 30 years with or without breast reconstruction. They were recruited from the Plastic Surgery and Mastology clinic of São Paulo Hospital and Pérola Byington Hospital. Group 1 (n = 30) consisted of mastectomized patients without breast reconstruction; group 2 (n = 29) consisted of mastectomized patients with breast reconstruction; and group 3 (n = 30) consisted of patients without changes in the breasts. The EORTC QLQ-C30 and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale UNIFESP/EPM instruments, which are validated in Brazil, were used to assess their quality of life. RESULTS: There were no observed effects in the quality of life and self-esteem of the patients who underwent mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction a month after surgery. CONCLUSION: The women with mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction a month after surgery showed no changes in their quality of life and self-esteem when compared among themselves and to women with no cancer history. It is necessary that this assessment, employing the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires, be performed from the time of breast cancer diagnosis until after breast reconstruction to identify the stage when the quality of life and self-esteem are affected.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1838/en_v32n2a09.pdf neoplasms of the breastself-imagebreast augmentationmastectomyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Vanessa Lacerda Alves Miguel Sabino Neto Luiz Eduardo Felipe Abla Carlos Jorge Rocha de Oliveira Lydia Masako Ferreira Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem of mastectomized patients submitted or not to breast reconstruction Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica neoplasms of the breast self-image breast augmentation mastectomy quality of life |
| title | Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem
of mastectomized patients submitted
or not to breast reconstruction |
| title_full | Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem
of mastectomized patients submitted
or not to breast reconstruction |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem
of mastectomized patients submitted
or not to breast reconstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem
of mastectomized patients submitted
or not to breast reconstruction |
| title_short | Assessment of the quality of life and self-esteem
of mastectomized patients submitted
or not to breast reconstruction |
| title_sort | assessment of the quality of life and self esteem of mastectomized patients submitted or not to breast reconstruction |
| topic | neoplasms of the breast self-image breast augmentation mastectomy quality of life |
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