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JOURNAL ARTICLE
MULTICENTER STUDY
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Psychological effects of false-positive results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening: a two-year follow-up.
Journal of Pediatrics 2010 May
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate parental stress after a false-positive result at the time of the cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening (NBS), attributable to heterozygotism or persistent hypertrypsinemia.
STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study was conducted in 86 French families at 3, 12, and 24 months after NBS. A psychologist conducted interviews with a questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Vulnerable Child Scale.
RESULTS: Overall, 96.5% of parents said they had been anxious at the time of the sweat test. However, 86% felt entirely reassured 3 months after the test. The mean Perceived Stress Scale score did not differ from that observed in the French population. Mean Vulnerable Child Scale scores were high, associated with a low Parental Perception of Child Vulnerability. These results did not differ significantly at 1 and 2 years. In total, 86% to 100% of families no longer worried about CF. All parents stated that they would have the test performed again for another child.
CONCLUSIONS: CF NBS can lead to false-positive results, causing parental anxiety, which quickly decreases after a sweat test performed soon after the phone call.
STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study was conducted in 86 French families at 3, 12, and 24 months after NBS. A psychologist conducted interviews with a questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Vulnerable Child Scale.
RESULTS: Overall, 96.5% of parents said they had been anxious at the time of the sweat test. However, 86% felt entirely reassured 3 months after the test. The mean Perceived Stress Scale score did not differ from that observed in the French population. Mean Vulnerable Child Scale scores were high, associated with a low Parental Perception of Child Vulnerability. These results did not differ significantly at 1 and 2 years. In total, 86% to 100% of families no longer worried about CF. All parents stated that they would have the test performed again for another child.
CONCLUSIONS: CF NBS can lead to false-positive results, causing parental anxiety, which quickly decreases after a sweat test performed soon after the phone call.
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