Women’s preferences for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: An investigation using protection motivation theory

Highlights • Breast cancer survivors choose contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for numerous reasons. • Psychological, cosmetic and emotional motives influence decision-making. • Perceived survival benefit and overestimated life-threat are also influential. • Tailored patient counselling is needed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Patient education and counseling 2016-05, Vol.99 (5), p.814-822
Hauptverfasser:	Tesson, Stephanie, Richards, Imogen, Porter, David, Phillips, Kelly-Anne, Rankin, Nicole, Musiello, Toni, Marven, Michelle, Butow, Phyllis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Australia Breast cancer Contralateral breast cancer Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy Cross-Sectional Studies Decision Making Female Humans Intention Internal Medicine Life Expectancy Middle Aged Motivation Nursing Patient Preference Patient preferences Prophylactic Mastectomy - psychology Protection motivation theory Psychological Theory Risk Assessment Self Efficacy Surveys and Questionnaires Unilateral Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Unilateral Breast Neoplasms - psychology Unilateral Breast Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Breast cancer survivors choose contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for numerous reasons. • Psychological, cosmetic and emotional motives influence decision-making. • Perceived survival benefit and overestimated life-threat are also influential. • Tailored patient counselling is needed to accurately convey risk. • Educational materials are warranted to communicate CPM’s benefits and risks.
ISSN:	0738-3991 1873-5134
DOI:	10.1016/j.pec.2015.11.012