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Counselling interventions to address the psychological consequences of screening mammography: a randomised trial.

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Title: Counselling interventions to address the psychological consequences of screening mammography: a randomised trial.
Authors: Bowland L (AUTHOR), Cochburn J (AUTHOR), Cawson J (AUTHOR), Anderson HC (AUTHOR), Moorehead S (AUTHOR), Kenny M (AUTHOR), Bowland, Lyn1 (AUTHOR), Cockburn, Jill (AUTHOR), Cawson, Jennifer (AUTHOR), Anderson, Heather Christensen (AUTHOR), Moorehead, Sharon (AUTHOR), Kenny, Marilyn (AUTHOR)
Source: Patient Education & Counseling. Feb2003, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p189-198. 10p.
Abstract: We examined the effectiveness of offering counselling to women undergoing screening mammography who are recalled for further investigations that do not lead to a diagnosis of cancer. Women were randomised to being offered either face-to-face (n = 66) or telephone counselling (n = 68) or usual care (n = 71) at the recall clinic after being told that their screen-detected abnormality was not cancer. The PCQ (a reliable and valid measure of the psychological consequences of screening mammography) measured the emotional, social and physical functioning of women at the recall clinic (Time 1) and after the counselling intervention (Time 2). Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) showed no main effects for intervention on Time 2 levels of functioning after adjustment for the respective covariate of Time 1 functioning. Time 1 levels significantly predicted Time 2 levels of functioning. When data were analysed according to whether women actually received any type of counselling versus not receiving counselling, participation in counselling was associated with lower scores on dysfunction scales at Time 2, after adjusting for Time 1 levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:We examined the effectiveness of offering counselling to women undergoing screening mammography who are recalled for further investigations that do not lead to a diagnosis of cancer. Women were randomised to being offered either face-to-face (n = 66) or telephone counselling (n = 68) or usual care (n = 71) at the recall clinic after being told that their screen-detected abnormality was not cancer. The PCQ (a reliable and valid measure of the psychological consequences of screening mammography) measured the emotional, social and physical functioning of women at the recall clinic (Time 1) and after the counselling intervention (Time 2). Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) showed no main effects for intervention on Time 2 levels of functioning after adjustment for the respective covariate of Time 1 functioning. Time 1 levels significantly predicted Time 2 levels of functioning. When data were analysed according to whether women actually received any type of counselling versus not receiving counselling, participation in counselling was associated with lower scores on dysfunction scales at Time 2, after adjusting for Time 1 levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:07383991
DOI:10.1016/s0738-3991(02)00118-0