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Mastectomy is a major surgery that can have a profound effect on women's psychosocial wellbeing, including elevated depression and body image distress. Reconstructive breast surgery aims to improve patients' psychosocial adjustment to mastectomy, yet for some women substantial distress persists after reconstruction. However, very little is known about risk or protective factors for persistent depression or body image distress following mastectomy with reconstruction. The present study aims to address this critical gap. In women undergoing mastectomy with breast reconstruction, the investigators will assess risk and protective factors for post-surgery depression severity and body image distress.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast reconstruction patients | Self-reported psychosocial variables and a clinical interview assessing mental health history will be administered prior to participants' scheduled mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery (which is part of their routine medical care for cancer treatment or prevention). Follow up self-report measures will be collected after the surgery as well. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Psychosocial variables | Other | The investigators will assess mental health history and self-reported psychosocial variables as hypothesized risk and protective factors for body image and depression severity in breast reconstruction patients, before and after their mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery. Mastectomy and breast reconstruction will be received in the context of routine medical care. Thus, this is not a psychological intervention, but rather observational measures assessed pre- and post routine care for breast reconstruction patients. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Body Image Scale (BIS) | Assesses severity of body image distress related to breast cancer treatment with a summed total score, which ranges from 0 (no body image distress) to 30 (substantial body image distress). | 2-3 months post-surgery (i.e., Time 2) |
| Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) | Assesses severity of depressive symptoms with a summed total score, which ranges from 0 (no depressive symptoms) to 63 (severe depressive symptoms). | 2-3 months post-surgery (i.e., Time 2) |
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Women who are scheduled for mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction at Massachusetts General Hospital as part of their routine medical care. The treatment plan for eligible participants may not include chemotherapy or radiation at the time of enrollment.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Hilary Weingarden, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 34449252 | Derived | Weingarden H, Laky ZE, Ladis I, Austen WG Jr, Wilhelm S. Body Image After Mastectomy Scale: A New Measure of Body Image Behaviors and Beliefs in Women Following Mastectomy. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Jan;31(1):47-54. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0131. Epub 2021 Aug 26. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011584 | Psychology |
| ID | Term |
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| D001525 | Behavioral Sciences |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
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| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |