Olalekan Olasehinde, Kathleen A Lynch, Debra A Goldman, Olaide Agodirin, Chukwuma Okereke, Funmilola O Wuraola, Israel Adeyemi Owoade, Promise Rebecca Akinmaye, Olusola Ajibade, Karin Barber, Joshua Ogunwale, Olusegun Alatise, T Peter Kingham, Andrea Pusic, Anya Romanoff
BACKGROUND: The majority of non-metastatic breast cancer patients in sub-Saharan Africa are recommended to have mastectomy. The impact of mastectomy on a predominantly young African patient population requires evaluation. The BREAST-Q is a validated patient-reported outcome measure of quality-of-life following breast surgery that has been translated into 30 languages-none in Africa. This study aimed to translate and assess the psychometric properties of the mastectomy module of the BREAST-Q for use in Nigeria...
February 9, 2024: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes