1988
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90583-2
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Determinants of altered anxiety after abnormal maternal serum α-fetoprotein screening

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“…73 The two most commonly used validated measures of anxiety in applied health settings are the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 69 and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). 67,74 Twenty-four studies within the review measured anxiety, 12 employed the STAI, 12,17,[43][44][45]47,48,[75][76][77][78][79] one the STAI and HADS, 49 three used an unvalidated questionnaire measure 60,64,65 and ten ascertained anxiety levels by interview. 55,59,[80][81][82][83][84][85] Of these studies, nine assessed anxiety before women were tested 12,17,[43][44][45]47,48,76,77 and the rest after testing and/or after test results.…”
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“…73 The two most commonly used validated measures of anxiety in applied health settings are the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 69 and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). 67,74 Twenty-four studies within the review measured anxiety, 12 employed the STAI, 12,17,[43][44][45]47,48,[75][76][77][78][79] one the STAI and HADS, 49 three used an unvalidated questionnaire measure 60,64,65 and ten ascertained anxiety levels by interview. 55,59,[80][81][82][83][84][85] Of these studies, nine assessed anxiety before women were tested 12,17,[43][44][45]47,48,76,77 and the rest after testing and/or after test results.…”
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“…12,43,44,45,47,60,65,75,76,[78][79][80][81][82]85 Those studies that employed the STAI reported scores rising to about 55 on receipt of a screenpositive result. 12,75,76,78,79 Others consistently reported women felt shock, panic, distress and worry upon receipt of a screen-positive test result. 12,60,65,[80][81][82]85 This anxiety appeared to affect a number of factors, including changes to women's sleep patterns, appetite and feelings and attitudes about the pregnancy.…”
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“…A specific group of pregnant women, potentially experiencing more stress, are those who undergo a prenatal diagnosis test. It has been shown that especially women who are screen-positive for a chromosomally abnormal fetus exhibit great anxiety [3][4][5] and although proper counseling seems to reduce their anxiety level, the effect is not as great as when the final karyotype report turns out to be normal [4,6]. Their anxiety is due to the increased risk of giving birth to a child with a genetic abnormality, and to the long period of suspense before performing the diagnostic test or obtaining the test results [7][8][9][10].…”
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