Research
Publications involving 1000s of women from numerous countries.
Advancing Knowledge &
Improving Health Outcomes
Industry
Included in international clinical trials and post-market surveillance studies.
Benchmarking
Included in ICHOM Breast Cancer Standard Set to enable hospitals around the world to compare outcomes.
Patient Care
Built into electronic health records in multiple hospitals around the world.
Basic Scale Structure
The BREAST-Q has independent modules for breast cancer (mastectomy, breast-conserving therapy, reconstruction), augmentation and reduction/mastopexy. Each module is composed of multiple scales that can be used independently. Some scales are common to all breast cancer patients. These include (preoperatively) Satisfaction with Breasts and Psychosocial, Sexual, and Physical Well-Being Chest and (postoperatively) Satisfaction with Surgeon, Medical Team and Office Staff. We are developing new scales covering arm lymphedema, breast sensation and other important concepts.
Expectations
Given before surgery, this set of scales measures expectations of the patient in terms of the process and outcome of surgery.
Psychosocial Well-being
Measures psychosocial well-being with items that ask about body image and a woman’s confidence in social settings.
Physical Well-being
Measures pain or tightness and difficulty with mobility, such as lifting arms.
Sexual Well-being
Asks about feelings of sexual attractiveness, sexual confidence and comfort level during sex.
Satisfaction with Breasts
Items cover breast appearance, satisfaction with breasts and how bras fit and how the breasts feel to the touch.
Experience of Care
Measures satisfaction with the information provided (about complications, healing and recovery time and details of the procedure) as well as satisfaction with the surgeon, medical team and office staff.
BREAST-Q | BREAST CANCER
| MASTECTOMY | |||||||
| QUALITY OF LIFE | SATISFACTION | ||||||
| Adverse Effects Radiation | Cancer Worry | Fatigue | Physical: Chest | Breasts | Medical Team | Office Staff | Surgeon |
| Psychosocial | Sexual | Sleep | Work | ||||
| BREAST CONSERVING THERAPY | |||||||
| QUALITY OF LIFE | SATISFACTION | ||||||
| Adverse Effects Radiation | Cancer Worry | Fatigue | Physical: Chest | Breasts | Information: Radiation | Information: Surgery | Medical Team |
| Psychosocial | Sexual | Sleep | Work | Office Staff | Surgeon | ||
| RECONSTRUCTION | |||||||
| QUALITY OF LIFE | SATISFACTION | EXPECTATIONS | BREAST SENSATION | ||||
| Adverse Effects Radiation | Animation Deformity | Abdomen | Back | Abdomen | Appearance | Abnormal Sensations | Quality of Life Impact |
| Breast Pain Interference | Cancer Worry | Breasts | Impact of Drains | Coping | Implants | Return of Sensation | |
| Fatigue | Physical: Abdomen | Implants | Information: Surgery | Medical Team | Pain | ||
| Physical: Back & Shoulders | Physical: Chest | Medical Team | Nipple reconstruction | ||||
| Psychosocial | Return to Activity | Nipples | Office Staff | ||||
| Sexual | Sleep | Surgeon | |||||
| Work | |||||||
| ARM LYMPHEDEMA | |||||||
| QUALITY OF LIFE | SATISFACTION | ||||||
| Function | Psychological | Quality of Life Impact | Symptoms | Appearance | Arm Sleeve | Information | |
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Our Team
Dr Anne Klassen
McMaster University, Canada
Q-Portfolio
Dr Andrea Pusic
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA
Q-Portfolio
Dr Stefan Cano
Modus Outcomes, UK
Q-Portfolio
Setting the Bar in
Patient Reported
Outcome Measurement
Funding Provided By:
One of our team members, Lucas Gallo @LucasGa34265852, has received a CIHR Banting and Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master's) -- Congratulations Lucas!!
🔥 Hot off the press 🔥 “Patient-reported outcome measures for patients with nail conditions: a systematic review of the psychometric evidence” @anneklassen @craemsc @machealthsci @WeillCornell
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00403-021-02222-1
LIMB-Q Kids -->What matters to children with lower limb deformities: an international qualitative study guiding the development of… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33792793/
Development and Psychometric Validation of the BREAST-Q Animation Deformity Scale for Women Undergoing an Implant-B… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33638038/
An international study to develop the EAR-Q patient-reported outcome measure for children and young adults with ear… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33637465/
Establishing content validity of an orthodontic subset of the FACE-Q Craniofacial Module in children and young adul… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33539636/