Factors influencing the surgery intentions and choices of women with early breast cancer: the predictive utility of an extended theory of planned behaviour

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Research Article

Adrian Edwards¹  Stephanie Sivell²  Antony S R Manstead³  Glyn Elwyn⁴ 

[1] Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK;Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre, Wales Cancer Trials Unit, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK;the BresDex group, UK;School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, CF10 3AT, Cardiff, UK;The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA;

关键词: Breast cancer;    Mastectomy;    Breast conserving surgery;    Decision making;    Theory of planned behaviour;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6947-13-92

 received in 2013-02-01, accepted in 2013-08-06,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWomen diagnosed with early breast cancer (stage I or II) can be offered the choice between mastectomy or breast conservation surgery with radiotherapy due to equivalence in survival rates. A wide variation in the surgical management of breast cancer and a lack of theoretically guided research on this issue highlight the need for further research into the factors influencing women’s choices. An extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) could provide a basis to understand and predict women’s surgery choices. The aims of this study were to understand and predict the surgery intentions and choices of women newly diagnosed with early breast cancer, examining the predictive utility of an extended TPB.MethodsSixty-two women recruited from three UK breast clinics participated in the study; 48 women, newly diagnosed with early breast cancer, completed online questionnaires both before their surgery and after accessing an online decision support intervention (BresDex). Questionnaires assessed views about breast cancer and the available treatment options using items designed to measure constructs of an extended TPB (i.e., attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and anticipated regret), and women’s intentions to choose mastectomy or BCS. Objective data were collected on women’s choice of surgery via the clinical breast teams. Multiple and logistic regression analyses examined predictors of surgery intentions and subsequent choice of surgery.ResultsThe extended TPB accounted for 69.9% of the variance in intentions (p <.001); attitudes and subjective norms were significant predictors. Including additional variables revealed anticipated regret to be a more important predictor than subjective norms. Surgery intentions significantly predicted surgery choices (p <.01).ConclusionsThese findings demonstrate the utility of an extended TPB in predicting and understanding women’s surgery intentions and choices for early breast cancer. Understanding these factors should help to identify key components of interventions to support women while considering their surgery options.

【 授权许可】

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© Sivell et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013