Impact of the Poly Implant Prosthesis Breast Implants Recall in Women With Breast Reconstruction: A South-Eastern French Cross-Sectional Survey Nested in a Prospective Cohort
Journal Title: Women's Health – Open Journal - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
The Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) Breast Implants crisis involved thousands of women in the countries concerned, women with breast cancer in particular. It was proposed here to investigate the impact of the PIP Breast Implants recall on women who had undergone Breast Reconstruction at the time of the recall and to analyze the determinants of their Breast Reconstruction decisional outcomes. A cross-sectional telephone survey was performed nested in prospective geographically based cohorts, which consisted of women from the southeastern France with breast cancer. Women were selected who had Breast Reconstructive surgery just before the PIP recall occurred. Dependent variables were the Psychological Impact of the event, Decisional Regret, and Satisfaction with Breast Reconstruction. Determinants of regret and satisfaction were analyzed using simultaneous equations. Among the 148 eligible women, 113(76%) participated. At the initial reconstruction, 90% (n=102) had a Breast Implant, 10% (n=11) had an autologous reconstruction. The PIP recall induced less intrusive thoughts, measured with the Impact of the Event Scale, in the non-PIP groups compared to the PIP one (p=0.025). Regrets about Breast Reconstruction were expressed by 57%; they occurred more frequently when the decision-making was not felt to be sufficiently proactive (adjusted Odds Ratio (ORadj) 5.1; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) (1.2-20.9)) and in those who were dissatisfied with their Breast Reconstruction (ORadj 0.7(95% CI (0.5-0.9))). Satisfaction was significantly lower in women with a Breast Implant, those whose trust in doctors had decreased, in the information-seekers and in less health-literate women. The PIP recall was not found to affect intrusive ideas or denial in women who did not have a PIP Breast Reconstruction. The high frequency of regrets could be reduced by involving women more strongly in the initial decision-making process. Using existing data-bases to assess the impact of new devices on patients’ health is an option which organization deserves to be discussed.
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Claire Julian-Reynier
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