O'Connor, M;
O'Leary, E;
Waller, J;
Gallagher, P;
D'arcy, T;
Flannelly, G;
Martin, CM;
... Sharp, L; + view all
(2015)
Trends in, and predictors of, anxiety and specific worries following colposcopy: a 12-month longitudinal study.
Psychooncology
10.1002/pon.3980.
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Abstract
Objective Little is known about which women are at greatest risk of adverse psychological after-effects following colposcopy. This study examined time trends in, and identified predictors of, anxiety and specific worries over 12 months. Methods Women attending two hospital-based colposcopy clinics for abnormal cervical cytology were invited to complete psychosocial questionnaires at 4, 8 and 12 months following colposcopy. General anxiety and screening-specific worries (about cervical cancer, having sex and future fertility) were measured. Generalised estimating equations were used to assess associations between socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical variables and risk of psychological outcomes. Results Of 584 women initially recruited, 429, 343 and 303 completed questionnaires at 4, 8 and 12 months, respectively. Screening-specific worries declined significantly over time but were still relatively high at 12 months: 23%, 39% and 18% for worries about cervical cancer, fertility and having sex, respectively. Anxiety remained stable (20%) over time. Risks of cervical cancer worry and anxiety were both almost double in women without private health insurance (cervical cancer worry: OR = 1.80, 95% CI 1.25–2.61; anxiety: OR = 1.84, 95% CI 1.20–2.84). Younger women (<40 years) had higher risk of fertility worries. Non-Irish women had higher risk of anxiety (OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.13–4.01). Conclusions Screening-specific worries declined over time but anxiety remained stable. Notable proportions of women still reported adverse outcomes 12 months following colposcopy, with predictors varying between outcomes. Women in socio-demographically vulnerable groups were at greatest risk of adverse psychological outcomes. This information could inform development of interventions to alleviate psychological distress post-colposcopy. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Trends in, and predictors of, anxiety and specific worries following colposcopy: a 12-month longitudinal study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pon.3980 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3980 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | O'Connor, M; O'Leary, E; Waller, J; Gallagher, P; D'arcy, T; Flannelly, G; Martin, CM; (2015) Trends in, and predictors of, anxiety and specific worries following colposcopy: a 12-month longitudinal study. Psychooncology, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3980. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472696 |
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