TY  - JOUR
TI  - Influence of Discomfort Tolerance of Women who Undergo Mammography on the Perceived Pain Intensity Due to the Procedure
AB  - Objective: This study aims to determine the capacity to tolerate discomfort by women who undergo mammography.Materials and Methods: The data were obtained using the face-to-face interview method immediately after the procedure with women who undergomammography (n=132). Demographic data collection form and the Discomfort Intolerance Scale was used for data collection.Results: Among the women, 78.8% experienced pain during mammography and the pain intensity was determined as 3.55 (standard deviation=3.00)on the 0-10 Visual Analogue Scale. Women who were not on pain relievers and nonsmokers have high discomfort tolerance. Women who were consumingsubstances containing methylxanthine (eg. chocolate) tend to avoid discomfort. Women with a history of breast mass and abnormal test results did not avoiddiscomfort as much as women who undergo regular checkup mammograms. Most of the women experience pain during mammography, and avoidancefrom discomfort increases as the perceived pain during the procedure increases.Conclusion: Conducting different studies using the same scale can be useful in evaluating the discomfort experienced during mammography and itscontribution to reducing pain.
AU  - gülşen, muaz
AU  - Akansel, Neriman
AU  - gültaş, muhammed
DO  - 10.4274/ejbh.2020.6068
PY  - 2021
JO  - European Journal of Breast Health
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
SN  - 2587-0831
SP  - 68
EP  - 75
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/411983
ER  -