Fig 1.

The impact of anticipatory anxiety on subsequent mammography adherence was mediated by pain catastrophizing. Age, years since breast cancer diagnosis, lymphedema, and type of surgery were included in the model as control variables. Direct paths were estimated between these three variables and subsequent mammography adherence. Lymphedema was coded as follows: 0 = no lymphedema; 1 = patient had lymphedema. Type of surgical treatment was coded as follows: 0 = breast-conserving surgery; 1 = mastectomy. Mammography adherence was coded as follows: 0 = nonadherent/did not complete a subsequent mammogram within 15 months; 1 = adherent/completed subsequent mammogram within 15 months. (*) P < .05.