Socio-epidemiological Points of View regarding Quality of Life in Patients with and without Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Cancer
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The purpose of the study is to compare the quality of life (QoL) of mastectomised patients for cancer, who subsequently chose or not breast reconstruction, using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey. The study was carried out during October 2014 May 2015, on two groups: 23 patients with breast reconstruction, assisted at the University Hospital of Bucharest, compared with 27 patients without reconstruction, assisted in surgical sections of hospitals from the Northern-East area of Romania. The average age of the reconstructed patients was 57.07, compared to 43.91 for those without reconstruction. We referred to the scales related on social, mental and emotional functionality of patients, comparing 1 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity, Iasi, ROMANIA. E-mail: gardikiotis.ioannis@ d.umfiasi.ro 2 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity, Iasi, ROMANIA. E-mail: doina.azoicai@umfiasi. ro 3 Regional Oncology Institute, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Compartment, Iasi, ROMANIA. E-mail: [email protected] 4 University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Bucharest, ROMANIA. E-mail: [email protected] 5 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Discipline, “Sfântul Spiridon” Emergency Hospital, Iasi, ROMANIA. E-mail: dr.lazar_andrei @yahoo.com 6 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity, Iasi, ROMANIA. E-mail: alina.manole@ umfiasi. ro (corresponding author) 7 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Discipline. Regional Oncology Institute, Iasi, Romania, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Compartment, Iasi, ROMANIA. E-mail: [email protected] Working together
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