Anxiety, Stress, Abnormal cervical smear, Colposcopy, Video information.
Conditions
Interventions
Group A will consist of patients who receive the standard information leaflet and additional video information before colposcopy. Meaning that the Pap smear result, the colposcopy, the possible treatm
Sponsors
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. New patient referred for colposcopy with an abnormal Pap smear result; 2. Signed informed consent; 3. Age 18 years or above; 4. Mentally capable to understand and comprehend the study and its implications; 5. Sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to read and understand the information brochures and video, and to answer the questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. A former referral for colposcopic evaluation due to an abnormal cervical smear result; 2. Pregnant women; 3. Women with mental impairment; 4. No signed informed consent; 5. Age below 18 years; 6. Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to understand the video, and to answer the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The scores on the Spielberger STATE and TRAIT Anxiety Iventory (STAI); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS); Visual Analog Score (VAS) and the SF12; 2. The effect of information on the anxiety, fear and quality of life among women with an abnormal Pap smear result. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Differences in scores of anxiety, depression, pain and quality of life questionnaires in and between group A and B; 2. Relations between demographic characteristics and questionnaire scores; 3. Cross relations between knowledge, satisfaction with information, anxiety, depression, perceiving pain, and quality of life in group A and B. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactP.J.W. Ketelaars
Dept of obstetrics/gynecology 791 Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre P.O. Box 9101
Outcome results
None listed