Breast cancer worry among women awaiting mammography: is it unfounded? Does prior counseling help?

Breast cancer worry among women awaiting mammography: is it unfounded? Does prior counseling help?

The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of breast cancer anxiety and risk counseling in women undergoing mammography, and the association with known risk factors for cancer. Women awaiting mammography were surveyed regarding anxiety, prior breast cancer risk counseling, demographic a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hawaii medical journal (1962) 2011-07, Vol.70 (7), p.149-150
Hauptverfasser: Steinemann, Susan K, Chun, Maria B J, Huynh, Dustin H, Loui, Katherine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Algorithms
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - etiology
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Counseling
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hawaii - epidemiology
Health Surveys
Humans
Mammography - adverse effects
Mammography - psychology
Mass Screening - adverse effects
Mass Screening - psychology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of breast cancer anxiety and risk counseling in women undergoing mammography, and the association with known risk factors for cancer. Women awaiting mammography were surveyed regarding anxiety, prior breast cancer risk counseling, demographic and risk factors. Anxiety was assessed via 7-point Likert-type scale (LS). Risk was defined by Gail model or prior breast cancer. Data were analyzed by nonparametric methods; significance determined at alpha = 0.05. Of 227 women surveyed, 54 were classified "higher risk". Counseling prevalence was similar (52%) for all ethnic groups, but higher (72%, P
ISSN:0017-8594