BREAST-Q is a Patient Reported Outcomes Measure (PROM) tool that can be used specifically for patients undergoing breast augmentation. The tool has been well validated.
For more information regarding this tool, please visit Q-Portfolio.
Why should I be interested in Breast Augmentation PROMs information?
If you are thinking about having breast augmentation surgery, you might be wondering how much it will improve your cosmetic appearance. Perhaps you wonder what the shape of your body will be or once your body shape has changed how your clothes fit your body? Maybe you'd like to know how will you look in a swimsuit? These are the kinds of questions that information about PROMs can help you answer.
The Breast-Q breast augmentation PROM tool is specifically designed to capture how patients feel and function before and after surgery. Filled out by you, the patient, they provide a unique perspective on the impact of surgery on your everyday life. Unlike doctor examinations, PROMs focus on what matters most to you: your cosmetic appearance.
PROMs information empowers you to make a decision. By understanding how surgery can impact your specific needs and goals, you can make informed decisions about your treatment plan. Whether you are looking for a general sense of improvement or want to know if you will be able to tackle that specific cosmetic area, PROMs information can support this.
How does PHIN calculate health gain for Breast Augmentation PROMs?
BREAST-Q has 6 pre-operative and 15 post-operative questions in the questionnaire. The questions ask about a patient’s satisfaction with the appearance of their body in different scenarios. The questions are asked once before surgery and, again, approximately 6 months after.
Patients must answer more than 50% of questions to be valid. The tool uses a conversion table to create a Rasch score from the total raw score.
The score for the pre- and post- operative questions will be calculated and the comparisons made as follows:
- If the post-operative score is greater than the pre-operative score = health status has improved
- If the post-operative score is equal to the pre-operative score = health status has not changed
- If the post-operative score is less than the pre-operative score = health status has worsened
This PROM tool is only validated for patients over the age of 18 on admission.
How does PHIN publish information about Breast Augmentation PROMs?
Our website allows people to search for hospitals who undertake Breast Augmentation Surgery close to where the patient lives.
After entering a location and operation (Breast Augmentation), the website will present the visitor with a list of consultants who perform the operation sorted by those closest to the chosen location.
The visitor can then switch to showing hospitals.
You can access more information about a specific hospital by clicking the “View” button and scroll to ‘Your Procedure’:
- The count of Admissions for the selected operation. If the hospital also treated NHS patients, the website will show these numbers if are also available.
- Healthcare outcomes reported by patients - The total number of PROMs responses that have been used to calculate the health gain.
- Healthcare outcomes reported by patients - The percentage of patients who reported again improved, no change or worsened outcome.
More detailed information on Breast Augmentation PROMs
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