| Bober et al [97] |
2004 |
Clinical trial study |
USA |
129 women |
Prevention treatment |
Positive association between anxiety and the decision to assume tamoxifen |
| Brain et al [91] |
1999 |
Study reports cross-sectional |
UK |
833 women |
Detection behaviour |
Non-significant U-shape trend between general anxiety and breast self-examination frequency |
| Cameron et al [90] |
1998 |
Randomised clinical trial |
New Zealand |
140 women |
Detection behaviour |
Increase of breast self-examination in high-anxiety women using tamoxifen |
| Dillard et al [98] |
2013 |
Quantitative study |
USA |
632 women |
Prevention treatment |
Positive association between anxiety and the decision to assume tamoxifen |
| Fogel et al [89] |
2017 |
Observational study |
USA |
3,783 individuals |
Detection behaviour |
High-intensity levels of anxiety predict low desire to pursue genetic testing for skin cancer |
| Hallowell et al [85] |
2001 |
Qualitative study |
UK |
49 women with high risk for breast or ovarian cancer |
Prevention treatment |
High level of anxiety experienced before risk-reducing oophorectomy |
| Hurley et al [99] |
2001 |
Qualitative observational study |
USA |
94 women |
Prevention treatment |
Positive association between anxiety and the decision to undergo prophylactic oophorectomy |
| Kash et al [93] |
1992 |
Cross-sectional study |
USA |
217 women |
Detection behaviour |
High level of anxiety predicted poor adherence to clinical breast examination and to regular breast self-examination |
| Lerman et al [94] |
1995 |
Observational study |
USA |
105 women |
Detection behaviour |
Positive association between anxiety and intention to perform genetic testing breast-ovarian cancer |
| Lerman et al [92] |
1990 |
Qualitative study |
USA |
910 women |
Detection behaviour |
Reported high anxiety about screening was associated with low frequency of mammography examination |
| Madalinska et al [102] |
2007 |
Longitudinal observational study |
Netherlands |
160 women |
Prevention treatment |
No association between anxiety and the decision to undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy |
| Meiser et al [101] |
2013 |
Cohort study |
Australia |
571 women |
Prevention treatment |
No association between anxiety and the decision to undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy |
| Miller et al [96] |
2011 |
Qualitative study |
USA |
84 women |
Detection behaviour |
Experiential avoidance moderates the association between anxiety and decision to perform mammography |
| Schwartz et al [100] |
2012 |
Observational study |
USA |
465 women |
Detection behaviour and Prevention treatment |
Positive association between pre-counselling anxiety and intention to use mammography; No association between anxiety and the uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy |
| van Driel et al [103] |
2016 |
Prospective study |
Netherlands |
486 women |
Prevention treatment |
No association between anxiety and risk-reducing mastectomy |
