ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2012
Depression and anxiety diagnoses are not associated with delayed resolution of abnormal mammograms and pap tests among vulnerable women.
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- Concurrent depression and anxiety in women undergoing additional diagnostic procedures due to positive screening for cervical cancer.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Depression before and after diagnostic procedures among women with abnormal finding of Papanicolaou screening test.Cancer medicine · 2022Article
- Psychological factors among Appalachian women with abnormal Pap results.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2022Article
- Impact of depression on the intensity of patient navigation for women with abnormal cancer screenings.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2014Article
- Cancer screening, prevention, and treatment in people with mental illness.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansReview
- Time from Screening Mammography to Biopsy and from Biopsy to Breast Cancer Treatment among Black and White, Women Medicare Beneficiaries Not Participating in a Health Maintenance Organization.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDelays in care after abnormal cancer screening contribute to disparities in cancer outcomes. Women with psychiatric disorders are less likely to receive cancer screening and may also have delays in diagnostic resolution after an abnormal screening test.
objectiveTo determine if depression and anxiety are associated with delays in resolution after abnormal mammograms and Pap tests in a vulnerable population of urban women.
designWe conducted retrospective chart reviews of electronic medical records to identify women who had a diagnosis of depression or anxiety in the year prior to the abnormal mammogram or Pap test. We used time-to-event analysis to analyze the outcome of time to resolution after abnormal cancer screening, and Cox proportional hazards regression modeling to control for confounding.
participantsWomen receiving care in six Boston-area community health centers 2004-2005: 523 with abnormal mammograms, 474 with abnormal Pap tests.
resultsOf the women with abnormal mammogram and pap tests, 19% and 16%, respectively, had co-morbid depression. There was no difference in time to diagnostic resolution between depressed and not-depressed women for those with abnormal mammograms (aHR = 0.9, 95 CI 0.7,1.1) or Pap tests (aHR = 0.9, 95 CI 0.7,1.3).
conclusionsAn active diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety in the year prior to an abnormal mammogram or Pap test was not associated with a prolonged time to diagnostic resolution. Our findings imply that documented mood disorders do not identify an additional barrier to resolution after abnormal cancer screening in a vulnerable population of women.
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