Australian Women’s Responses to Breast Density Information: A Content Analysis
Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Pandya, Tanvi | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Zixuan | |
dc.contributor.author | Dolan, Hankiz | |
dc.contributor.author | Hersch, Jolyn | |
dc.contributor.author | Brennan, Meagan | |
dc.contributor.author | Houssami, Nehmat | |
dc.contributor.author | Nickel, Brooke | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-13T05:19:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-13T05:19:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2123/30197 | |
dc.description.abstract | Breast density (BD) is an independent risk factor for breast cancer and reduces mammographic sensitivity. This study explored women’s responses and intentions if notified that they had dense breasts. Methods: Content analysis was used to assess responses from a written questionnaire undertaken in conjunction with focus groups on BD involving 78 Australian women aged 40–74. Results: Half the women reported that they would feel a little anxious if notified they had dense breasts, while 29.5% would not feel anxious. The most common theme (29.5%) related to anxiety was the psychosocial impact of the possibility of developing cancer, and women believed that being better informed could help with anxiety (26.9%). When asked what they would do if notified of having dense breasts, the most common response was to consult their doctor for information/advice (38.5%), followed by considering supplemental screening (23%). Consequently, when asked directly, 65.4% were interested in undergoing supplemental screening, while others (10.3%) said they “wouldn’t worry about it too much”. Discussion: These findings have important implications for health systems with population-based breast screening programs that are currently considering widespread BD notification in terms of the impact on women, health services and primary care. | en_AU |
dc.language.iso | en | en_AU |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_AU |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en_AU |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 | en_AU |
dc.subject | breast density | en_AU |
dc.subject | communication | en_AU |
dc.subject | mammography | en_AU |
dc.subject | women’s health | en_AU |
dc.title | Australian Women’s Responses to Breast Density Information: A Content Analysis | en_AU |
dc.type | Article | en_AU |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph20021596 | |
dc.type.pubtype | Publisher's version | en_AU |
dc.relation.nhmrc | 1194410 | |
dc.relation.nhmrc | 1194108 | |
dc.relation.other | Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Fellowship (2020ECF1158) | |
dc.relation.other | NBCF Chair in Breast Cancer Prevention grant (EC-21-001) | |
usyd.faculty | SeS faculties schools::Faculty of Medicine and Health::Sydney School of Public Health | en_AU |
usyd.citation.volume | 20 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.issue | 2 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.spage | 1596 | en_AU |
workflow.metadata.only | No | en_AU |
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