Psychological impact of positive cervical cancer screening results among Japanese women.
Int J Clin Oncol
; 22(1): 102-106, 2017 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-27465475
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
While cervical cancer screening is useful for detecting and then treating the disease at an early stage, most women with screen-positive results are free from cervical cancer but nevertheless subject to the unnecessary worry entailed in receiving such results. The purpose of this study was to examine whether receiving a screen-positive result was actually related to psychological distress among Japanese women who underwent cervical cancer screening.METHODS:
We conducted a questionnaire survey at health facilities in a semiurban city of Ibaraki prefecture, involving 1744 women who underwent cervical cancer screening and 72 who received screen-positive results and then underwent further testing. We used the K6 scale to assess their psychological distress (K6 score ≥5) and performed multiple logistic regression analyses to estimate the relative effect of receiving screen-positive results on psychological distress.RESULTS:
Psychological distress was more prevalent among women with screen-positive results (OR 2.22; 95 % CI 1.32-3.74), while it was also related to history of mental health consultation (OR 2.26; 95 % CI 1.69-3.01) and marital status (OR 1.32; 95 % CI 1.02-1.70).CONCLUSIONS:
Receiving a positive cervical cancer screening result was associated with psychological distress. To alleviate this psychological impact, the current form of communicating the screening results should be reconsidered.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article