Rates and correlates of discomfort associated with mammography

Rates and correlates of discomfort associated with mammography

To explore the rates and correlates of discomfort at mammography in asymptomatic women aged 50-74 years from six San Diego, Calif, mammography facilities. Subjects (N = 1,800) completed a 43-item telephone interview approximately 3 weeks after screening mammography. Bivariate associations between va...

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Published in:Radiology Vol. 214; no. 2; p. 547
Main Authors: Dullum, J R, Lewis, E C, Mayer, J A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-02-2000
Subjects:
Aged
Attitude to Health
Breast - pathology
Chi-Square Distribution
Educational Status
Female
Fibrocystic Breast Disease - complications
Forecasting
Health Facilities
Humans
Incidence
Interviews as Topic
Logistic Models
Mammography - adverse effects
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Pain - etiology
Patient Satisfaction
Professional-Patient Relations
Social Class
Technology, Radiologic
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Summary:To explore the rates and correlates of discomfort at mammography in asymptomatic women aged 50-74 years from six San Diego, Calif, mammography facilities. Subjects (N = 1,800) completed a 43-item telephone interview approximately 3 weeks after screening mammography. Bivariate associations between variables were analyzed with chi(2) analysis. Logistic regression was used to assess the independent predictors of discomfort at mammography while controlling for all other factors. Nine hundred thirty-three (52%) women reported moderate to extreme discomfort at mammography. Discomfort was not related to the intention to undergo future mammography (P =.95). Factors that were significantly associated with discomfort in multivariate analyses were facility (P <.001), satisfaction with care (P <.04), and perception of the technologist's "roughness" (P <.001). Discomfort, although not related to the intention to undergo future mammography, had a relatively high incidence.
ISSN:0033-8419
DOI:10.1148/radiology.214.2.r00fe23547