50
Participants
Start Date
May 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
July 1, 2021
Study Completion Date
August 17, 2022
Experimental
The intervention is the educational session, which is a one-on-one session delivered by a research assistant using a visual aide on an iPad (power point presentation). The session is specifically tailored to the method of breast reconstruction (autologous or alloplastic) the patient will undergo and reviews the basics of their reconstruction, explains the normal in-hospital course and post-operative recovery, reviews potential complications and provides advice from previous breast reconstruction patients.
Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton
McMaster University
OTHER