Mammography
Women use different strategies to cope with the pain of mammograms
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 18th, 2004
"This study examined the pain/discomfort ratings during mammography and their relationship to pain-coping strategies. Prior to their mammogram in order to assess how they cope with day-to-day pain experience 220 women completed an Iranian translation of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (IR-CSQ). Immediately after mammography, all subjects completed a modified version of the IR-CSQ to assess their coping style with pain during mammography," scientists in Australia report.
"Ratings of pain/discomfort during the mammogram were also collected, using a 100-mm Visual Analog Scale and a...
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