TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological impact of benign breast biopsy
T2 - A longitudinal, comparative study
AU - Andrykowski, Michael A.
AU - Carpenter, Janet S.
AU - Studts, Jamie L.
AU - Cordova, Matthew J.
AU - Cunningham, Lauren L.C.
AU - Beacham, Abbie
AU - Sloan, David
AU - Kenady, Daniel
AU - McGrath, Patrick
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - The impact of benign breast biopsy (BBB) on distress and perceptions of risk for breast cancer (BC) was examined. Interviews were conducted with 100 women shortly after notification of biopsy results and 4 and 8 months post-BBB. Compared with matched healthy comparison (HC) women without BBB, the BBB group evidenced greater BC-specific distress at baseline. BC-specific distress declined after BBB, remaining elevated relative to the HC group at the 8-month follow-up. Dispositional (optimism, informational coping style), demographic (education), clinical (family history of BC), and cognitive (BC risk perception) variables were associated with baseline levels of BC-specific distress or persistence of distress. Results support the monitoring process model (S. M. Miller, 1995) and the cognitive social health information processing model (S. M. Miller, Y. Shoda, & K. Hurley, 1996).
AB - The impact of benign breast biopsy (BBB) on distress and perceptions of risk for breast cancer (BC) was examined. Interviews were conducted with 100 women shortly after notification of biopsy results and 4 and 8 months post-BBB. Compared with matched healthy comparison (HC) women without BBB, the BBB group evidenced greater BC-specific distress at baseline. BC-specific distress declined after BBB, remaining elevated relative to the HC group at the 8-month follow-up. Dispositional (optimism, informational coping style), demographic (education), clinical (family history of BC), and cognitive (BC risk perception) variables were associated with baseline levels of BC-specific distress or persistence of distress. Results support the monitoring process model (S. M. Miller, 1995) and the cognitive social health information processing model (S. M. Miller, Y. Shoda, & K. Hurley, 1996).
KW - Behavioral
KW - Biopsy
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Detection
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Psychosocial
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U2 - 10.1037/0278-6133.21.5.485
DO - 10.1037/0278-6133.21.5.485
M3 - Article
C2 - 12211516
AN - SCOPUS:85047685207
SN - 0278-6133
VL - 21
SP - 485
EP - 494
JO - Health Psychology
JF - Health Psychology
IS - 5
ER -
