The purpose of the study was to assess the psychosocial impact of @entity1082 ) testing as an adjunct to cytology in routine primary cervical screening. A controlled study of the psychosocial impact of HPV testing within a randomized trial of HPV testing to assess its efficacy in cervical screening was carried out. The trial provides a randomized setting of revealed HPV results versus concealed results permitting valid comparisons for assessing true psychosocial impact. The setting comprised a large number of general practices in primary care. @entity1 aged 20-64 years who underwent routine cervical screening participated in the study. The intervention was a revealed high-risk HPV test result in addition to cervical cytology. The main outcome was measured using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Spielberger State-Trait @entity148 Inventory, and @entity458 ( @entity458 ). Among @entity1 with either mildly abnormal or normal cytology, receiving an HPV(+ve) result did not impact significantly on GHQ caseness and mean scores or on Spielberger State and Trait scores when compared with @entity1 in whom the HPV(+ve) test result was concealed. Among @entity1 with normal cytology, receiving an HPV(+ve) result was associated with a reduction in the @entity458 compared with similar @entity1 whose HPV(+ve) result was concealed. HPV testing does not add significant psychologic distress when combined with cytology in routine primary cervical screening.

The psychosocial impact of XXXX testing in primary cervical screening-a study within a randomized trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Women'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['Anxiety'] @entity1082 :: ('10566', 'Species') :: ['human papillomavirus (HPV'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['Sexual Rating Scale', 'SRS']
@entity1082 :: (10566,Species) :: ['human papillomavirus']
