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Clinical Trial
. 2001 May;108(5):482-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2001.00121.x.

Anxiety levels in women attending colposcopy clinics for treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a randomised trial of written and video information

T Freeman-Wang  1 , P Walker, J Linehan, C Coffey, B Glasser, L Sherr
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Clinical Trial

Anxiety levels in women attending colposcopy clinics for treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a randomised trial of written and video information

T Freeman-Wang et al. BJOG. 2001 May.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of video information in reducing the level of anxiety in women attending Colposcopy clinics.

Design: An observational study followed by a randomised trial.

Setting: Colposcopy Clinic, Royal Free Hospital, London.

Participants: Between April and December 1999, all new referrals to the clinic with a cervical smear showing moderate or severe dyskaryosis.

Main outcome measure: The level of anxiety measured by the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory.

Conclusion: Women attending colposcopy clinics for either diagnosis or treatment, experience a high level of anxiety. The highest levels occur in women attending a one-stop see and treat clinic. The introduction of visual information in the form of an explanatory video prior to attendance significantly reduced anxiety.

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