Background There is a widely held expectation that screening for disease has adverse
emotional impacts. The aim of the current review is to estimate the short (< 4 weeks) and …

BACKGROUND Current national cancer screening recommendations include the potential
risk of psychological harm related to screening. However, data on the relation of …

This study set out to determine whether screening can be psychologically harmful to healthy
adults. A prospective controlled study was carried out on 215 healthy adults attending a by …

The aim of this review is to determine the frequency and circumstances under which
predicting individuals' risk of illness has adverse psychological effects. Using systematic …

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess the psychological impact of mammographic screening on
women with non-malignant outcomes after attending the Netherlands' National Breast …

People who are anxious about their health are more likely to misinterpret health information
as personally threatening and less likely to be reassured by medical investigations that …

This study aimed to assess and compare the impact of letter of invitation, initial breast
screening mammography, and subsequent recall procedures on the level of anxiety over …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Systematic reviews for the US Preventive Services Task Force
have found less high-quality evidence on psychological than physical harms of screening …

Importance Anxiety is commonly seen in primary care and associated with substantial
burden. Objective To review the benefits and harms of screening and treatment for anxiety …

Objective: To assess the psychometric properties of a Dutch adaptation of an originally
Australian instrument measuring the psychological impact of breast cancer screening …