Effectiveness of nursing interventions to increase pap smear test screening
Research in Nursing and Health, cilt.36, sa.2, ss.146-157, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/nur.21526
- Dergi Adı: Research in Nursing and Health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.146-157
- Anahtar Kelimeler: cervical cancer, Pap smear test, nursing interventions
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a three-stage nursing intervention to increase Turkish women's participation in Pap smear testing. Knowledge and beliefs about cervical cancer screening and barriers to Pap smears also were explored. In a quasi-experimental study in a target population of 2,500 women, 237 completed pre-test measures to inform the intervention, and an educational brochure was distributed to all 2,500. As a result, 510 women (20.4%) accepted free Pap smears. Of the remaining 1,990 women, 417 were randomly selected for telephone interviews, 302 participated, and 158 of these (52.3%) participated in free Pap smear testing. Of the 144 who did not have Pap smears after participating in telephone interviews, 54 were then interviewed face-to-face, and 20 (37.0%) decided to accept free Pap smears. A total of 668 women had accepted free Pap smears by the end of the intervention period. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.