abnormal cervical smear colposcopy fear stress
Conditions
Interventions
Group A will consist of patients who receive extra information on a personal level. Meaning that the pap-smear result, the colposcopy, and the possible treatment will be explained by phone. Questions
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 to answer the questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A former referral for colposcopic evaluation due to an abnormal cervical smear result.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The scores on the Spielberger STATE and TRAIT Anxiety Inventory (STAI); 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 and quality of life questionaires in and between group A and B; 2. Relations between demographic characteristics and questionaire scores; 3. Knowledge level of pap-smear results, HPV, and colposcopy in each group; 4. Differences in knowledge level of pap-smear results, HPV, and colposcopy between both groups; 5. Cross relations between knowledge, satisfaction with information, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in group A and B. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactR.P. Bie, de
P.O box 9101
Outcome results
None listed