Detecting the impact of diagnostic procedures in Pap-positive women on anxiety using artificial neural networks.

Journal: PloS one
PMID: 39480895

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Women who receive a result of an abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear can fail to participate in follow up procedures, and this is often due to anxiety. This study aimed to apply artificial neural networks (ANN) in prediction of anxiety in women with an abnormal Pap smear test, prior to and following diagnostic procedures.

Authors

  • Irena Ilic
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Goran Babic
    Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
  • Aleksandra Dimitrijevic
    Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
  • Sandra Sipetic Grujicic
    Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Vladimir Jakovljevic
    Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
  • Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic
    Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
  • Milena Ilic
    Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.

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