| % patients | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Total (N = 1475) | France (N = 765) A | Spain (N = 467) B | Portugal (N = 243) C |
Announcement made via: | ||||
Letter | 36.0 | 58.9 BC | 12.7 | 36.3 B |
   From physician | 22.1 | 33.6B | 9.2 | 23.5B |
   From laboratory ± physician | 13.9 | 25.3BC | 3.5 | 12.8B |
Phone call | 52.0 | 31.9 | 75.7 AC | 48.4 A |
   From physician's secretary | 27.8 | 8.5 | 53.4AC | 21.5A |
   From physician | 24.2 | 23.4 | 22.3 | 26.9 |
Other | 13.7 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 16.6 |
Initial feelings after being told of abnormal Pap smear test result* | ||||
   Anxiety | 59.1 | 74.0B | 36.4 | 66.9B |
   Panic | 32.9 | 29.1 | 25.6 | 43.9AB |
   Stress | 23.3 | 38.6BC | 7.6 | 23.9B |
   Did not know what it meant | 22.9 | 25.1 | 29.9C | 13.8 |
   Incredulity | 9.9 | 4.5 | 17.8AC | 7.5 |
   Guilty | 8.6 | 8.4 | 11.9C | 5.4 |
   Anger | 8.4 | 7.6C | 15.6AC | 2.0 |
Feelings after physician's explanation of findings and next steps* | ||||
   Worried | 51.5 | 47.3 | 56.0A | 51.2 |
   Reassured | 33.9 | 34.5 | 30.7 | 36.4 |
   Confident | 19.2 | 19.3C | 7.3 | 31.0AB |
   Optimistic | 17.7 | 9.8BC | 19.9 | 23.5 |
   Relieved | 14.5 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 16.9 |
   Disorientated | 13.7 | 18.5BC | 12.5 | 9.9 |
   Depressed | 11.8 | 15.7C | 13.0C | 6.6 |