The Body-QoL(®): patient reported outcomes in body contouring surgery patients [corrected].
BACKGROUND
This study aimed to design a new patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument to measure patient satisfaction after body-contouring procedures such as liposculpture, abdominoplasty, body-lift, thigh-lift, and arm-lift.


METHODS
Phase 1a involved an extensive literature review, 16 in-depth patient interviews, and expert focus groups with 5 plastic surgeons to develop a conceptual framework for the outcomes deemed important for body image and preliminary PRO instruments. In phase 1b, the preliminary instrument was tested with a second independent sample of 29 patients with whom simple interviews were additionally performed. In the second sample, scale reliability was calculated.


RESULTS
In phase 1a, the domains identified for the conceptual framework included clothing and body image, sexual and affective life, self-image and self-esteem, social relationships, and physical symptoms. In phase 1b, the scale internal consistency was 91.5 %.


CONCLUSIONS
When psychometric evaluation is completed, the Body-Shape-Related Quality of Life instrument and its subscales will provide a reliable tool for plastic surgeons, researchers, and patients to use in measuring the impact and effectiveness of body-contouring procedures from the patient's perspective.


METHODS
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Plastic Surgery Unit, Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Sector B, 3er piso, Santos Dumont 999, Independencia, 8380456, Santiago, Chile, drstefandanilla@gmail.com.
Stefan
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Danilla
Carlos
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Dominguez
Pedro
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Cuevas
María Elsa
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Calderón
Marco Antonio
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Rios
Patricio
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Andrades
Susana
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Benitez
Cristian
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Erazo
Rolando
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Shulz
Sarah
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Al-Himdani
Sergio
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Sepúlveda
D061645:Abdominoplasty; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept