Cancer, Health Behavior, Procrastination
Conditions
Keywords
Cervical Cancer Screening, Motivational İnterview
Brief summary
The behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination constitutes an obstacle for individuals to lead a healthy life, and an example of this is the low participation rate of women in pap-smear screening programs compared to the target population. It is known that motivational interviews are frequently used and effective in studies planned to change health behavior. According to the results of the power analysis, at least 104 women, 52 experimental and 52 control, should be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Healthcare Demand Procrastination Scale", "Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test" and "Evaluation Form for Cervical Cancer Screening Participation". Motivational interviews will be given to the women in the experimental group.
Detailed description
The behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination constitutes an obstacle for individuals to lead a healthy life, and an example of this is the low participation rate of women in pap-smear screening programs compared to the target population. It is known that motivational interviews are frequently used and effective in studies planned to change health behavior. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination, health beliefs regarding cervical cancer screenings, and screening participation in women. According to the results of the power analysis, at least 104 women, 52 experimental and 52 control, should be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Healthcare Demand Procrastination Scale", "Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test" and "Evaluation Form for Cervical Cancer Screening Participation". Motivational interviews will be given to the women in the experimental group by the researcher once a week for 4 weeks.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExperimental (Motivational Interviews)
Monitoring 'behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination, health beliefs regarding cervical cancer screenings, and screening participation' with motivational interviewing
Sponsors
Amasya University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
30 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The ages of 30-65, * Having not had cervical cancer screening before, * Having not had a hysterectomy operation, * Being literate, * Volunteering to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Those who have communication problems, * Those with psychiatric and mental illnesses, * Those who have previously attended any training on cervical cancer screening, * Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Demand Procrastination Scale | At the end of the 4 weeks | The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "11", the maximum score is "55", and as the score obtained from the scale increases, behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination also increase. |
| Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test | At the end of the 4 weeks | The scale consists of 35 items and 5 sub-dimensions. Each sub-dimension in the scale is scored separately. A high mean score is evaluated positively, except for the 'pap smear barriers' sub-dimension. A high 'pap smear barriers' score indicates that there are problems with having a pap smear. |
| Cervical Cancer Screening Participation | At the end of the 6 months | Developed by the researcher. It is a two-question form that aims to evaluate women's cervical cancer screening behaviors in the last 6 months and the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on these behaviors. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREmine İbici Akça
Amasya University
Outcome results
None listed