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A Study on the Wearing and Manufacturing Condition of Artificial Breast in Breast Cancer Patients with a Mastectomy

유방절제술을 시행한 유방암 환자의 시판 인조유방 착용 및 판매실태

  • Koo, Da Som (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Youn Joo (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Nam, Yun Ja (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design / Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Seo, Kwan Sik (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Eun Shin (Dept. of Surgery, Seoul National University) ;
  • Noh, ong Young (Dept. of Surgery, Seoul National University)
  • 구다솜 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 김연주 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 남윤자 (서울대학교 의류학과 / 서울대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 서관식 (서울대학교 재활의학과) ;
  • 이은신 (서울대학교 외과학) ;
  • 노동영 (서울대학교 외과학)
  • Received : 2019.09.25
  • Accepted : 2019.11.22
  • Published : 2020.02.28
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Abstract

The study surveyed patients undergoing a mastectomy to understand their experience and requirements on artificial breasts and sales status. We retrieved 149 of the 150 surveyed questionnaires; subsequently, 144 questionnaires, excluding missing values, were used in the analysis. According to the results of the study, about 67% of respondents said that artificial breasts were not used after undergoing a mastectomy, and more than half of the breast cancer patients were not aware of the importance of artificial breasts. Breast cancer patients wearing artificial breast felt uncomfortable and hot during daily activities as well as experienced difficulty in size selection and purchase price burdens. The three most responded brands were selected based on the results of the survey that also investigated the sales status of the commercial artificial breast. Company A was selling artificial breast to reflect the consumer's functional requirements, and Company C was selling artificial breast with various kinds of reduced weight. However, it is thought that consumers will have less choice since artificial breasts have more limited forms than various types. Therefore, it is believed that the patient needs artificial breasts that satisfy the shape of various types of mastectomy. This study can be used as basic data for artificial breast development studies.

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