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BREAST-Q™ (BREAST-Q™)

[ Distributed by Mapi Research Trust
Developed in 2006 ]

	Author(s)
Cano Stephan Klassen Anne F Pusic Andrea L

Purpose

Pathology:

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Disease:

Breast surgery

Objective:

To measure the quality of life of patients undergoing cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery

Population:

Adult

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)
Patient satisfaction

Mode of administration:

Self-administered

Number of items:

Pre Reconstruction = 42 / Post Reconstruction = 114; Pre Augmentation = 25 / Post Augmentation = 88; Pre Reduction = 39 / Post Reduction = 93

Existence of database:

Time recall:

In the past 2 weeks

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

French, German, Spanish for the USA

Last update: November 2009
Last update in collaboration with the author: November 2009