The details of these vignettes varied in relation to the woman’s past screening attendance, detection of false negative results, and how advanced the cancer was. [...] RESULTS Trust in the screening system was significantly lower in Ireland compared to Scotland, indicating that the CervicalCheck controversy has negatively impacted trust in screening. [...] Although trust in the screening service among the group in Ireland who read the materials did not reach the same level as in Scotland. [...] Results Trust in the screening system was significantly lower in Ireland compared to Scotland, indicating that the CervicalCheck controversy has negatively impacted trust in screening. [...] Although trust in the screening service among the group in Ireland who read the materials did not reach the same level as in Scotland.
Authors
Olga Poluektova; Deirdre Robertson; Alexandros Papadopoulos; Pete Lunn
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- Ireland
Table of Contents
- Introduction 1
- Screening programmes play a crucial role in the early detection of cancer or precancerous changes, but they have inherent limitations related to uncertainty in results. While some false positives and false negatives are inevitable, inaccurate results... 1
- Regraded screening results were at the centre of the 2018 CervicalCheck controversy, where some women developed cervical cancer after participating in cervical screening. These women were either not informed or not informed properly about the result o... 1
- Data and methods 1
- We conducted a comparative study between Ireland, where the controversy occurred, and Scotland, where it did not. Scotland was chosen due to its similar population and screening programme. Data was collected from 872 eligible participants in Ireland a... 1
- In Ireland, participants were randomly divided into treatment and control groups. The treatment group received official information materials about cervical screening. 2
- All participants answered questions about their trust in the screening programme and completed a quiz assessing their understanding of the screening's purpose, benefits, and limitations. They then read (fictional) vignettes describing women who develo... 2
- Results 2
- Trust in the screening system was significantly lower in Ireland compared to Scotland, indicating that the CervicalCheck controversy has negatively impacted trust in screening. Irish participants exhibited particularly low trust levels towards the lab... 2
- The new information materials aimed at correcting misconceptions had a positive impact. Although trust in the screening service among the group in Ireland who read the materials did not reach the same level as in Scotland. Compared to the control grou... 2
- Conclusions 2
- The results confirm that the CervicalCheck controversy continues to have an impact on trust in cervical screening in Ireland. Trust can be challenging to restore. However, the findings also demonstrate the benefits of investing in transparent, accessi... 2
