An exploration of Australian psychologists’ role in assessing women considering risk-reducing or contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

Breast

Volumn 32, Issue , 2017, Pages 105-111

  Braude, Lucy ^a   Laidsaar Powell, Rebekah ^a   Gilchrist, Jemma ^b   Kirsten, Laura ^a,c   Juraskova, Ilona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Norwest Private Hospital   (Australia)

^c Sydney West Cancer Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy; Psychologist; Qualitative; Risk reducing mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COUNSELOR; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCING MASTECTOMY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGEON; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COUNSELORS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85010701127     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.01.011     Document Type: Article

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