Association of information satisfaction, psychological distress and monitoring coping style with post‐decision regret following breast reconstruction

• DOI: 10.1002/pon.1067
• Publication Date: 2006-07-27T12:46:46Z
• Authors: Joanne Sheehan; Kerry A. Sherman; Thomas Lam; John Boyages
• Keywords: Adult; Depressive Disorder, Major; Mammaplasty; Decision Making; Emotions; Social Support; Breast Neoplasms; Disclosure; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Patient Satisfaction; Surveys and Questionnaires; Adaptation, Psychological; Humans; Female

Abstract Little is known of the psychosocial factors associated with decision regret in context breast reconstruction following mastectomy for cancer treatment. Moreover, there a paucity theoretically‐based research area post‐decision regret. Adopting theoretical framework Monitoring Process Model ( Cancer 1995; 76 (1):167–177), current study assessed role information satisfaction, psychological distress and moderating effect monitoring coping style to experience over undergo reconstructive surgery. Women N =123) diagnosed who had undergone immediate or delayed participated study. The majority participants (52.8%, n =65) experienced no regret, 27.6% mild 19.5% moderate strong Bivariate analyses indicated that was low satisfaction preparatory information, depression, anxiety stress. Multinominal logistic regression analysis showed, controlling mood state time since last procedure, lower increased depression were likelihood experiencing moderated association between (β=−0.10, OR=0.91, p =0.01), whereby monitors highly anxious greater than high monitors. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.