Journal
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 10, Pages 1026-1034Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1676
Keywords
cancer; oncology; mammography; false positive; breast neoplasm
Funding
- American Cancer Society [MSRG-06-259-01-CPPB]
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Objectives: While a previous meta-analysis found that false-positive mammography results affect women's likelihood of returning for screening, effects on well being have yet to be meta-analyzed. We investigated whether the effects of false-positive mammograms on women's wellbeing are limited to outcomes specific to breast cancer. Methods: We searched MEDLINE for studies of the psychosocial effects of false-positive results of routine screening mammography. We pooled effect sizes using random effects meta-analysis. Results: Across 17 studies (n = 20781), receiving a false-positive mammogram the result was associated with differences in all eight breast-cancer-specific outcomes that we examined. These included greater anxiety and distress about breast cancer as well as more frequent breast self-exams and higher perceived effectiveness of screening mammography. False positives were associated with only one of six generic outcomes (i.e. generalized anxiety), and this effect size was small. Conclusions: False-positive mammograms influenced women's well-being, but the effects were limited to breast-cancer-specific outcomes. Researchers should include disease-specific measures in future studies of the consequences of false-positive mammograms. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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