Abstract
Purpose
Methods
Results
Conclusion
Introduction and Background
Methods
Study Overview and Data Sources
Study Sample

Study Variables
Psychiatric status (independent variable)
Receipt of cervical cancer screening (outcome variable)
United States Preventive Services Task Force. Cervical cancer screening. Accessed December 29, 2011 from http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspscerv.htm.
Sample characteristics
Physical comorbidity
Primary care use
Statistical Analysis Plan
Results
Sample Characteristics
PTSD (n = 5,668), Mean (SD) | Depression (n = 11,627), Mean (SD) | No Psychiatric Illness (n = 16,828), Mean (SD) | Omnibus p Value | |
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Age at baseline | 43.9 (8.7) | 44.7 (9.02) | 44.2 (9.8) | .001, |
Household income | 47.6 (14.5) | 46.8 (13.4) | 47.2 (14.2) | .001, |
Physical comorbidity | 2.4 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.8) | 1.7 (1.4) | <.001,, |
Primary care use | 4.9 (3.7) | 4.4 (3.3) | 3.2 (2.3) | <.001,, |
Association of PTSD and Depression with Cervical Cancer Screening
OR (95% CI) | |
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Unadjusted | |
PTSD | 1.17 (1.09–1.26) |
Depression | 1.04 (0.98–1.09) |
Adjusted for age | |
PTSD | 1.15 (1.07–1.24) |
Depression | 1.05 (0.99–1.11) |
Adjusted for age, income | |
PTSD | 1.14 (1.06–1.23) |
Depression | 1.06 (1.00–1.12) |
Adjusted for age, income, physical comorbidity | |
PTSD | 1.14 (1.06–1.22) |
Depression | 1.05 (0.99–1.12) |
Interaction of Psychiatric Status and Primary Care Use on Cervical Cancer Screening

Sensitivity Analyses
Discussion
Implications for Practice and/or Policy
- Wray L.O.
- Szymanski B.R.
- Kearney L.K.
- McCarthy J.F.
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Footnotes
The present work was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans' Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development Service [AIA-040245-1 to J.W.]; and the National Cancer Institute [CA121006-01 to J.W.].