Assessing Fear of Thyroid Cancer in the General U.S. Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: This study aimed to measure fear of thyroid cancer in the general U.S. population and identify factors associated with a high level of thyroid cancer-specific fear that may contribute to overtreatment. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using Prolific Academic Ltd.^®, an online survey platform. The survey was administered in August 2020 to English speaking adults (>17 years) in the United States who were registered with Prolific. The target sample was stratified to represent the demographics of the U.S. population. A validated, eight-item breast cancer fear scale was adapted to measure thyroid cancer-specific fear. Multivariate logistic regression identified factors significantly associated with high levels of thyr

SUBMITTER: Taylor SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884545 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature