Long-term psychosocial consequences of false-positive screening mammography: a cohort study with follow-up of 12-14 years in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the long-term psychosocial consequences of mammography screening among women with breast cancer, normal results and false-positive results.

Design

A matched cohort study with follow-up of 12-14 years.

Setting

Denmark from 2004 to 2019.

Participants

1170 women who participated in the Danish mammography screening programme in 2004-2005.

Intervention

Mammography screening for women aged 50-69 years.

Outcome measures

We assessed the psychosocial consequences with the Consequences Of Screening-Breast Cancer, a condition-specific questionnaire that is psychometrically validated and encompasses 14 psychosocial dimensions.

Results

Across all 14 psychosocial outcomes, women with false-positive results averagely reported higher p

SUBMITTER: Gram EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature