title: Psychological impact of benign breast biopsy: a longitudinal, comparative study.
abstract: The impact of benign breast biopsy (BBB) on distress and perceptions of risk for breast cancer (BC) was examined. Interviews were conducted with 100 women shortly after notification of biopsy results and 4 and 8 months post-BBB. Compared with matched healthy comparison (HC) women without BBB, the BBB group evidenced greater BC-specific distress at baseline. BC-specific distress declined after BBB, remaining elevated relative to the HC group at the 8-month follow-up. Dispositional (optimism, informational coping style), demographic (education), clinical (family history of BC), and cognitive (BC risk perception) variables were associated with baseline levels of BC-specific distress or persistence of distress. Results support the monitoring process model (S. M. Miller, 1995) and the cognitive social health information processing model (S. M. Miller, Y. Shoda, & K. Hurley, 1996).
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536-0086, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Andrykowski
authors.forename: Janet S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Jamie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Studts
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cordova
authors.forename: Lauren L C
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Abbie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beacham
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kenady
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000523:psychology*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment