Confusion and Anxiety Following Breast Density Notification: Fact or Fiction?
| Autor: | Catherine Woulfe, Jennifer Stone, Christobel Saunders, Sandra C. Thompson, Evenda K Dench, Kirsty McLean, Sarah Pirikahu, Ellie Darcey, Elizabeth Wylie, Louise Keogh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
breast density breast cancer screening anxiety screening intentions breast density notification media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Medicine Article 03 medical and health sciences Breast cancer screening 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Breast density Psychiatry skin and connective tissue diseases media_common Confusion medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine Feeling 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anxiety medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 955, p 955 (2020) Journal of Clinical Medicine; Volume 9; Issue 4; Pages: 955 Journal of Clinical Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2077-0383 |
| Popis: | In the absence of evidence-based screening recommendations for women with dense breasts, it is important to know if breast density notification increases women’s anxiety. This study describes psychological reactions and future screening intentions of women attending a public mammographic screening program in Western Australia. Two-thirds of notified women indicated that knowing their breast density made them feel informed, 21% described feeling anxious, and 23% confused. Of the notified women who reported anxiety, 96% intended to re-screen when due (compared to 91% of all notified women and 93% of controls; p = 0.007 and p < 0.001, respectively). In summary, reported anxiety (following breast density notification) appears to increase women’s intentions for future screening, not the reverse. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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