Research Article

Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study

Volume: 15 Number: 1 March 9, 2021
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Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to determine mammography-related pain and anxiety level among women. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted was on 222 women at the Mammography Unit of Department of Radiology in a tertiary-care hospital in Turkey. Visual Analog Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and a survey form were used in the study. Results: Women in this study was determined that 70.7% experienced pain during mammography. About a quarter of women describe mammography as a painful procedure. Mammography-related pain level was found to be at the 38.40 ± 22.46 and “moderate” level among the participants. It was determined that women during mammography experienced mean 40.0 and "mild" anxiety level. There was no statistically significant difference between the frequency of pain and anxiety. Conclusion: It is the important duty of health professionals to minimize the pain experienced by women during mammography and to prevent pain from being an obstacle to mammography.

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Thanks

The authors would like to thank the participants of women in this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 9, 2021

Submission Date

June 23, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 11, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 15 Number: 1

APA
Çelik, N., Mızrak Şahin, B., Ünsal, A., Çalışır, C., & Çağan, Ö. (2021). Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 15(1), 78-84. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.756832
AMA
1.Çelik N, Mızrak Şahin B, Ünsal A, Çalışır C, Çağan Ö. Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study. TJFMPC. 2021;15(1):78-84. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.756832
Chicago
Çelik, Neşe, Berrak Mızrak Şahin, Alaattin Ünsal, Cüneyt Çalışır, and Özlem Çağan. 2021. “Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 15 (1): 78-84. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.756832.
EndNote
Çelik N, Mızrak Şahin B, Ünsal A, Çalışır C, Çağan Ö (March 1, 2021) Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 15 1 78–84.
IEEE
[1]N. Çelik, B. Mızrak Şahin, A. Ünsal, C. Çalışır, and Ö. Çağan, “Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study”, TJFMPC, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 78–84, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.756832.
ISNAD
Çelik, Neşe - Mızrak Şahin, Berrak - Ünsal, Alaattin - Çalışır, Cüneyt - Çağan, Özlem. “Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 15/1 (March 1, 2021): 78-84. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.756832.
JAMA
1.Çelik N, Mızrak Şahin B, Ünsal A, Çalışır C, Çağan Ö. Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study. TJFMPC. 2021;15:78–84.
MLA
Çelik, Neşe, et al. “Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 15, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 78-84, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.756832.
Vancouver
1.Neşe Çelik, Berrak Mızrak Şahin, Alaattin Ünsal, Cüneyt Çalışır, Özlem Çağan. Mammography-Related Pain and Anxiety in Turkish Women: A Cross-sectional Study. TJFMPC. 2021 Mar. 1;15(1):78-84. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.756832

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