Impact of a brochure and empathetic physician communication on patients' perception of breast biopsies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated the effect of an intervention designed to reduce patients' emotional distress associated with breast biopsy.

Methods

125 breast biopsy patients receiving standard of care (control group, CG) were compared to 125 patients (intervention group, IG) who received a brochure with information prior to the biopsy and were biopsied by physicians trained in empathic communication. Anxiety was assessed by the State-Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) at four time points (pre- and post-procedural, pre- and post-histology). All participants completed pre- and post-procedural questionnaires addressing worries, pain and comprehension. We evaluated the impact of the intervention on STAI-S levels using a log-transformed linear mixed effects model and explored patients'

SUBMITTER: Machacek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520099 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature