title: [Women's satisfaction with waiting times for further investigation in breast cancer screening].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the factors associated with satisfaction with waiting times for further investigation in breast cancer screening.
  
  
  METHODS
  We carried out a cross-sectional study by telephone survey of a representative sample of women (N=316) participating in the breast cancer screening program of the autonomous region of Valencia (Spain) who required additional tests to confirm the diagnosis. Descriptive analysis was performed by contingency tables (p<0.05) and multivariate association by odds ratios (OR) of logistic regression models (95%CI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Satisfaction with the waiting time was 78.6%. A higher risk of dissatisfaction was found in women from a "high" social class (OR=3.17; 95% CI: 1.10-9.14), those who perceived that the waiting time was "more than 2 weeks", both "since the notification of the need for further investigation until completion of the first test" (OR=15,54; 95%CI: 5,87-41,12) and "since the completion of the last test until notification of the final result" (OR=11.57; 95% CI: 2.96-45.19), and in women who experienced the attention as "worse than expected" (OR=15.40; 95% CI: 1.41-168.64). The maximum waiting time acceptable to the highest percentage of women was "up to 1 week" for each waiting period (n=47, 73.5%; n=14, 45.2%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Waiting times of no more than 1 week and never more than 2 weeks for each waiting period are recommended. Women should be given an approximate waiting time, paying special attention to women aged 45 to 54 years attending their initial screening.
authors.affiliation: Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública, Valencia, España. molina anabar@gva.es
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molina-Barceló
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salas Trejo
authors.forename: Josefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miranda García
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists