The breast reconstruction satisfaction questionnaire (BRECON-31): An affirmative analysis

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 451-455

  Temple Oberle, Claire F ^a   Ayeni, Omodole ^b   Cook, Earl Francis ^c   Bettger Hahn, Margo ^d   Mychailyshyn, Nadia ^b   MacDermid, Joy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast; cancer; quality of life; questionnaire; reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE 31; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTIMACY; NIPPLE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARIMAX ROTATION;

BODY IMAGE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84875253841     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23258     Document Type: Article

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