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Table 4 Test results, participants' feelings towards treatment and impact on life

From: Psychological impact, support and information needs for women with an abnormal Pap smear: comparative results of a questionnaire in three European countries

 

% patients

 

Total

(N = 1475)

France

(N = 765)

A

Spain

(N = 467)

B

Portugal

(N = 243)

C

Abnormal test result

   CIN1

28.4

16.6

39.7A

28.9A

   CIN2/3

25.4

16.2

29.8A

30.2A

   Not serious/to be monitored

24.8

34.6BC

16.2

23.7

   Cervical cancer

4.7

2.6

3.3

8.2A

   Other

14.4

22.8BC

13.2

7.3

Disease management*

   Colposcopy

49.5

70.7BC

35.6

42.1

   Biopsy

42.0

32.1

44.4A

49.6A

   Check-up smear in 6 months

31.6

26.2

44.2AC

24.4

   Cervical conisation

30.0

20.0

38.0A

31.8A

   HPV test

22.7

22.4

29.5AC

16.1

   Check-up smear in 1 year

9.7

8.9

11.7

8.7

   Other

9.3

8.9

8.6

10.3

   Hysterectomy

2.1

0.8

2.6A

2.9

   Don't know

3.1

3.4

2.2

3.7

Feelings about treatment or wait**

   Worried

55.9

50.0

53.9

63.9A

   Confident (reassured)

33.8

31.3

34.2

35.7

   Physical integrity under threat

15.7

21.8BC

14.7

10.5

   Depressed

10.9

10.4

10.5

11.8

   Disorientated

12.0

16.7C

13.4C

5.9

   Ashamed

2.1

3.2

2.2

0.8

   Alone

5.5

10.9BC

4.4

1.3

  1. Data from Questions 2, 8, 9
  2. Superscript letters (A, B, C) show significantly superiority (0.1% risk) relative to the corresponding value in the indicated superscript column.
  3. *More than one response possible
  4. **Up to three responses per question