z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
Patient Decision Aid for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy for Use in the Consultation: A Feasibility Study
Author(s) -
Janet E. Squires,
Dawn Stacey,
Mary Coughlin,
Megan Greenough,
Amanda Roberts,
Kristin Dorrance,
Mark Clemons,
Jean-Michel Caudrelier,
Ian D. Graham,
J. Zhang,
Melissa Demery Varin,
Angel Arnaout
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1718-7729
pISSN - 1198-0052
DOI - 10.3747/co.26.4689
Subject(s) - medicine , knowledge translation , family medicine , health professionals , health care , decision aids , documentation , descriptive statistics , nursing , mastectomy , alternative medicine , breast cancer , cancer , statistics , mathematics , pathology , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth , horticulture , biology
Rates of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (cpm) continue to rise internationally despite evidence-based guidance strongly discouraging its use in most women with unilateral breast cancer. The purpose of the present study was to develop and assess the feasibility of a knowledge translation tool [a patient decision aid (da)] designed to enhance evidence-informed shared decision-making about cpm.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom