A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: a multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual

A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: a multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual

Abstract Background Increasingly, women elect breast reconstruction after mastectomy. However, their expectations of surgery are often not met, and dissatisfaction with outcome and ongoing psychosocial concerns and distress are common. We developed a patient-centered intervention, PEGASUS:(Patients’...

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Main Authors: Diana Harcourt, Nicole Paraskeva, Paul White, Jane Powell, Alex Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Pegasus
Breast reconstruction
Shared decision making
Breast cancer
Mastectomy
Risk reducing mastectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-017-0543-0

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