title: Do women have equitable access to quality breast prosthesis services?
abstract: Although up to 90% of women who have had a mastectomy use breast prostheses, significant gaps exist around current breast prosthesis services for Australian women. These gaps include the timeliness and quality of information provision, the disparity in financial assistance, and the lack of knowledge regarding the determinants of what constitutes a "quality" breast prosthesis. Revised policy initiatives are central to addressing these gaps to ensure equitable access to quality breast prosthesis services.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria. Trish.Livingston@accv.org.au
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonnici
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*