Psychosocial impact of undergoing prostate cancer screening for men with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report the baseline results of a longitudinal psychosocial study that forms part of the IMPACT study, a multi-national investigation of targeted prostate cancer (PCa) screening among men with a known pathogenic germline mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.

Particpants and methods

Men enrolled in the IMPACT study were invited to complete a questionnaire at collaborating sites prior to each annual screening visit. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics and the following measures: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Impact of Event Scale (IES), 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer, Cancer Worry Scale-Revised, risk perception and knowledge. The results of the baseline questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Bancroft EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378691 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature