Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women around the world. In Saudi Arabia, breast cancer remains a challenging health problem which accounted for 31.7% of all cancer cases in Saudi females, with an age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 29.7 and an estimated death rate of 9.67 per...
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| description | Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women around the world. In Saudi Arabia, breast cancer remains a challenging health problem which accounted for 31.7% of all cancer cases in Saudi females, with an age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 29.7 and an estimated death rate of 9.67 per 100,000 Saudi women in 2022. Early detection is confirmed to be the best practice for better prognosis. Mammography screening is one of the most effective methods of early detection. However, anxiety about mammogram screening may affect early detection. There is a lack of studies regarding the psychological impact, such as anxiety, on women who undergo mammogram screening in Saudi Arabia. <b>Thus, the aim of this study</b> is to assess the level of anxiety and its contributing factors in women who undergo mammogram screening at Breast Cancer Screening Centers in Saudi Arabia. <b>Design:</b> A descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted. <b>Setting:</b> Mammogram clinics in East Jeddah Hospital and King Fahad Hospital. <b>Sample:</b> A convenience sample of 218 was collected. The data were collected from March 2023 to July 2023. <b>Tools:</b> The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) and the Psychological Consequence Questionnaire (PCQ). <b>Result:</b> Based on the PSWQ scale, the total mean of the anxiety level in our sample was mild anxiety (mean = 43.4, SD = 11.4). Based on the PCQ, the results demonstrated that physical, emotional, and social factors were significantly associated with the anxiety level, respectively (r = 0.4, <i>p</i> = 0.001; r = 0.489, <i>p</i> = 0.001; r = 0.337, <i>p</i> = 0.001). <b>Conclusions and recommendations:</b> Saudi women showed mild anxiety levels during mammogram screening. The physical, emotional, and social factors impact the anxiety level in women undergoing mammogram screening, which might explain the low rate of mammogram screening adherence in Saudi Arabia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8dd5cc393b3c4d708ff9a3b2f80299082025-08-20T02:11:25ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292025-03-0132316010.3390/curroncol32030160Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram ScreeningWedad M. Almutairi0Salwa Hassan Alzahrani1Maternity and Child Department, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21551, Saudi ArabiaMaternity and Child Department, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21551, Saudi ArabiaBreast cancer is the leading cause of death among women around the world. In Saudi Arabia, breast cancer remains a challenging health problem which accounted for 31.7% of all cancer cases in Saudi females, with an age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 29.7 and an estimated death rate of 9.67 per 100,000 Saudi women in 2022. Early detection is confirmed to be the best practice for better prognosis. Mammography screening is one of the most effective methods of early detection. However, anxiety about mammogram screening may affect early detection. There is a lack of studies regarding the psychological impact, such as anxiety, on women who undergo mammogram screening in Saudi Arabia. <b>Thus, the aim of this study</b> is to assess the level of anxiety and its contributing factors in women who undergo mammogram screening at Breast Cancer Screening Centers in Saudi Arabia. <b>Design:</b> A descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted. <b>Setting:</b> Mammogram clinics in East Jeddah Hospital and King Fahad Hospital. <b>Sample:</b> A convenience sample of 218 was collected. The data were collected from March 2023 to July 2023. <b>Tools:</b> The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) and the Psychological Consequence Questionnaire (PCQ). <b>Result:</b> Based on the PSWQ scale, the total mean of the anxiety level in our sample was mild anxiety (mean = 43.4, SD = 11.4). Based on the PCQ, the results demonstrated that physical, emotional, and social factors were significantly associated with the anxiety level, respectively (r = 0.4, <i>p</i> = 0.001; r = 0.489, <i>p</i> = 0.001; r = 0.337, <i>p</i> = 0.001). <b>Conclusions and recommendations:</b> Saudi women showed mild anxiety levels during mammogram screening. The physical, emotional, and social factors impact the anxiety level in women undergoing mammogram screening, which might explain the low rate of mammogram screening adherence in Saudi Arabia.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/32/3/160breast cancermammogrampsychological barriersanxietycontributing factors |
| spellingShingle | Wedad M. Almutairi Salwa Hassan Alzahrani Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening Current Oncology breast cancer mammogram psychological barriers anxiety contributing factors |
| title | Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening |
| title_full | Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening |
| title_short | Anxiety Levels Among Women Undergoing Mammogram Screening |
| title_sort | anxiety levels among women undergoing mammogram screening |
| topic | breast cancer mammogram psychological barriers anxiety contributing factors |
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