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Patient Reported Anxiety and Visit Goals at the Initial Urogynecologic Consultation: Are they Related? - Yufan B Chen, MD

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This study aimed to examine the relationship between patient-reported reasons for anxiety and visit goals among patients with pelvic floor disorders during their initial urogynecologic consultation. The researchers found that patient-reported reasons for anxiety and visit goal types were mostly unrelated, suggesting that clinicians should address these issues independently. The study included 50 new patients who were asked to list their top reasons for anxiety and rank-ordered visit goals before seeing the physician. The responses were categorized into five types of anxiety (diagnosis-related, personal/social issues related, exam-related, symptom-related, and treatment-related) and five types of visit goals (symptom-related, treatment-related, lifestyle improvement, information-seeking, and other). The most common reasons for anxiety were diagnosis-related and personal/social issues, while the most common visit goals were symptom-related. The researchers found a significant association between having diagnosis-related anxiety and an information-seeking visit goal. However, no other significant associations were observed between patient-reported reasons for anxiety and visit goal types. Overall, the findings suggest that patients with pelvic floor disorders have a variety of anxieties and visit goals that may not necessarily be related. It is important for clinicians to address these issues separately to adequately meet the needs of the patients.

Keywords

patient-reported reasons for anxiety

visit goals

pelvic floor disorders

urogynecologic consultation

clinicians

diagnosis-related anxiety

personal/social issues

exam-related anxiety

symptom-related anxiety

treatment-related anxiety