Invasiveness of Medical Procedures and State Anxiety in Women

The authors studied state anxiety in women awaiting three different medical examinations: abdominal ultrasonography, mammography, and hysterosalpingography. These procedures differ in degree of intrusiveness and cause, respectively, low, intermediate, and high levels of pain and discomfort. The evid...

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Published in:Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1993-06, Vol.19 (2), p.60-65
Main Authors: Weller, Aron, Hener, Tamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Factors
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health Promotion
Humans
Hysterosalpingography
Illness and personality
intrusiveness
invasiveness
Israel
Mammography
Medical examinations
medical procedures
Personality, behavior and health
Physical Examination
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
state anxiety
Ultrasonography
Women
Women's Health
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Summary:The authors studied state anxiety in women awaiting three different medical examinations: abdominal ultrasonography, mammography, and hysterosalpingography. These procedures differ in degree of intrusiveness and cause, respectively, low, intermediate, and high levels of pain and discomfort. The evidence supported the hypothesis that the degree of anxiety will correspond to the level of invasiveness. In addition, the study examined the impact of demographic variables on degree of anxiety. The results suggest that to plan appropriate strategies for stress reduction, the medical team treating women should be aware of the degree of the procedure's invasiveness.
ISSN:0896-4289
1940-4026
DOI:10.1080/08964289.1993.9937566