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Table 2 Satisfaction, feeling obliged to participate, being concerned and feeling pain during the examination

From: Satisfaction, discomfort, obligations, and concerns in population-based breast cancer screening: cross-sectional study in a Danish population

Satisfaction

Excellent

Fine

Poor

Really poor

% (CI)

% (CI)

% (CI)

% (CI)

What was your overall impression of the entire screening process? (n = 2110)

70.3 (68.3–72.2)

29.4 (27.5–31.4)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

0.1 (0.0–0.4)

What was your overall impression of the service offered by phone? (n = 464)

79.3 (75.4–82.7)

20.5 (17.0–24.4)

0.0

0.2 (0.0–1.5)

What was your overall impression of the self-service facility offered? (n = 412)

72.1 (67.5–76.2)

24.8 (20.8–29.2)

1.9 (1.0–3.8)

1.2 (0.5–2.9)

Feeling discomfort

To a great extent

To some extent

To a minor extent

Not at all

 Did you feel that your limits of modesty were exceeded…? (n = 2115)

3.2 (2.5–4.0)

3.6 (2.9–4.5)

6.1 (5.1–7.2)

87.2 (85.7–88.5)

 Did you feel any pain during the examination? (n = 2129)

3.4 (2.7–4.3)

14.5 (13.1–16.1)

44.0 (41.9–46.1)

38.1 (36.1–40.2)

Feeling concerns

 Did you have any concerns when receiving the invitation? (n = 2113)

1.1 (0.8–1.7)

8.6 (7.5–9.9)

17.2 (15.6–18.8)

73.1 (71.1–74.9)

 Did you feel any concern about the screening result from the time of screening until the result of screening was received? (n = 2117)

4.9 (4.1–5.9)

20.0 (18.3–21.7)

41.0 (39.0–43.2)

34.1 (32.1–36.1)

 

More worried

Nothing has changed

Less worried

 

 After having attended the mammography screening do you experience an increased worry for developing breast cancer than before? (n = 2128)

2.5 (1.9–3.3)

73.0 (71.1–74.8)

24.5 (22.7–26.4)

 

Feeling obliged

To a great extent

To some extent

To a minor extent

Not at all

 Did you feel obliged to participate in the mammography screening? (n = 2087)

36.2 (34.2–38.3)

12.9 (11.5–14.4)

4.4 (3.6–5.3)

46.5 (44.4–48.7)

Reasons for feeling obliged (n = 1116)a:

 Own expectationsb

32.8 (30.8–34.9)

10.3 (9.1–11.7)

3.3 (2.6–4.2)

No data

 Family/friends expectationsb

5.6 (4.7–6.6)

2.2 (1.7–2.9)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

No data

 Organizational aspectsb

18.4 (16.7–20.1)

5.7 (4.8–6.8)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

No data

 Otherb (n = 63)

2.1 (1.6–2.8)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

0.3 (0.2–0.7)

No data

  1. a Own expectations: Answers “The opportunity to have an eventual early detection of breast cancer in order to initiate treatment” or “I have participated in previous screenings”; Family/friends expectations: Answers: “Friends/family expected me to participate”; Organizational aspects: Answers “To receive an invitation without having requested it”, “To receive a pre-scheduled date/time for mammography screening”, “The invitation appeared as a scheduled call for screening” or “Central Denmark Region is mentioned as sender of the invitation”; Other: Answers “Other”
  2. bProportion of respondents reporting feeling obligated to participated due to own expectations, organizational aspects, family/friends expectations or other out of all respondents (n = 2087)