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- Title
Psychological impact of positive cervical cancer screening results among Japanese women.
- Authors
Isaka, Yukari; Inada, Haruhiko; Hiranuma, Yuri; Ichikawa, Masao
- 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.
- Subjects
JAPAN; CERVICAL cancer patients; CERVICAL cancer treatment; DISEASES in women; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 1, p102
- ISSN
1341-9625
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10147-016-1023-8