作者
Mélanie Drolet, Marc Brisson, Elizabeth Maunsell, Eduardo L Franco, François Coutlée, Alex Ferenczy, William Fisher, James A Mansi
发表日期
2012/10
期刊
Psycho‐Oncology
卷号
21
期号
10
页码范围
1071-1081
出版商
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
简介
Background
Data on the impact of abnormal cervical smear results on health‐related quality of life (HrQoL) are scarce. We aimed to (i) prospectively assess the HrQoL of women who were informed of an abnormal smear result; (ii) identify predictors of greater negative psychosocial impact of an abnormal result; and (iii) prospectively estimate the quality‐adjusted life‐years (QALYs) lost following an abnormal result.
Methods
Between 08/2006 and 08/2008, 492 women with an abnormal result and 460 women with a normal result, frequency matched for age and clinic, were recruited across Canada. HrQoL was measured at recruitment and 4 and 12 weeks later with the EuroQol, Short Form‐12, short Spielberg State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and HPV Impact Profile. Three blocks of potential predictors of higher psychosocial impact were tested by hierarchical modeling: (i) socio‐demographics; (ii) sexual activity …
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