Psychosocial consequences of screening-detected abdominal aortic aneurisms: a cross-sectional study

Objective In Sweden, an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme was gradually implemented from 2009 to reduce the incidence of rupture and thereby mortality. AAA screening introduces a variety of unintended, but generally unavoidable, harms, e.g. stress and worry. Such psychosocial conse...

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Published in:	Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Main Authors:	Christina Sadolin Damhus, Volkert Siersma, Anders Hansson, Christine Winther Bang, John Brodersen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021-10-01
Subjects:	screening abdominal aortic aneurysm psychosocial consequences cos-aaa questionnaire survey study
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2021.2004713