Anxiety prior to breast biopsy

Relationships with length of time from breast biopsy recommendation to biopsy procedure and psychosocial factors

Bibliographic Data

ID4227574
AuthorsMelissa A Hayes Balmadrid (Seattle Radiologists, USA), Rebecca A Shelby (0000-0003-3099-1944, Duke Medical Center), Anava A Wren (Duke Medical Center), Anava Wren, Lauren S Miller (0000-0003-2335-4074, Riverside Radiology and Interventional Associates, USA), Sora C Yoon (0000-0001-7337-2647, Duke Medical Center), Jay A Baker (0000-0002-4121-0616, Duke Medical Center), Liz A Wildermann (Duke Medical Center), Liz Wildermann, Mary Scott Soo (Duke Medical Center)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue5
Pages561-571
Publication date2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105315607828
PMID26424811
OpenAlexW2346235520
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited40

This study investigated how time from breast biopsy recommendation to biopsy procedure affected pre-biopsy anxiety ( N = 140 women), and whether the relationship between wait time and anxiety was affected by psychosocial factors (chronic life stress, traumatic events, social support). Analyses showed a significant interaction between wait time and chronic life stress. Increased time from biopsy recommendation was associated with greater anxiety in women with low levels of life stress. Women with high levels of life stress experienced increased anxiety regardless of wait time. These results suggest that women may benefit from shorter wait times and receiving strategies for managing anxiety

Anxiety · Biopsy · Breast biopsy · Breast cancer · Cancer · Mammography · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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