Matching intra-procedural information with coping style reduces psychophysiological arousal in women undergoing colposcopy
| Autor: | Siobhán Howard, Susanna Kola, Brian M. Hughes, Jane C. Walsh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Coping (psychology) Adolescent Psychological intervention cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Arousal Young Adult randomized-trial stress Patient Education as Topic coping style Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans cancer pain cardiovascular reactivity Young adult General Psychology intervention Colposcopy validation medicine.diagnostic_test Consumer Health Information Middle Aged Psychiatry and Mental health Distress Blood pressure anxiety levels invasive medical procedure psychological reactions Physical therapy Anxiety Female medicine.symptom treatment matching RG Psychology Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| ISSN: | 0160-7715 |
| Popis: | This study assessed the combined effects of coping style and intra-procedural information on indices of distress (physiological measures, observed distress, self-report measures of anxiety and affect) among a group of patients undergoing colposcopy. High and low monitors were exposed to one of three interventions: high information (live video feed of colposcopy); low information (complete audiovisual distraction); and control. Results revealed a 2 (monitoring style) × 3 (information level) × 2 (time) interaction for systolic blood pressure (SBP), F(2, 111) = 3.55, p = .032. Among low monitors, patients in the low-information group exhibited significant SBP reductions during colposcopy, while those in the high-information group exhibited SBP increases. Among high monitors, patients in the high-information and control groups exhibited SBP reductions. Further, significant differences in observed signs of distress were found between groups with high monitors in the low-information group faring best overall, F(2, 111) = 4.41, p = .014. These findings indicate that tailoring information to suit individual coping style may maximize the apparent efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing stress during medical examinations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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