OBJECTIVE: We describe the content of providers' postcolposcopy consultations and women's perceptions of consultations and their conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consultations (n = 47) were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed. Women were interviewed immediately after consultations. RESULTS: Providers often named or described the diagnosis (n = 46), suggested a return appointment date (n = 41), and asked if women understood the diagnosis or had any questions (n = 40). Risk factors and causes of cervical cancer, including human papillomavirus infection, smoking, and sexual activity, were rarely discussed (n = 5). The majority (n = 40) of women were asked if they understood the provider's explanation or had any questions. Women rated quality of their provider's explanation as high and the severity of and worry about their condition as moderate. CONCLUSIONS: Postcolposcopy consultations focused on follow-up screening and treatment. Risk factors and causes of cervical cancer were discussed infrequently.
OBJECTIVE: We describe the content of providers' postcolposcopy consultations and women's perceptions of consultations and their conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consultations (n = 47) were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed. Women were interviewed immediately after consultations. RESULTS: Providers often named or described the diagnosis (n = 46), suggested a return appointment date (n = 41), and asked if women understood the diagnosis or had any questions (n = 40). Risk factors and causes of cervical cancer, including human papillomavirus infection, smoking, and sexual activity, were rarely discussed (n = 5). The majority (n = 40) of women were asked if they understood the provider's explanation or had any questions. Women rated quality of their provider's explanation as high and the severity of and worry about their condition as moderate. CONCLUSIONS: Postcolposcopy consultations focused on follow-up screening and treatment. Risk factors and causes of cervical cancer were discussed infrequently.
Authors: Timon P H Buys; Scott B Cantor; Martial Guillaud; Karen Adler-Storthz; Dennis D Cox; Clement Okolo; Oyedunni Arulogon; Oladimeji Oladepo; Karen Basen-Engquist; Eileen Shinn; José-Miguel Yamal; J Robert Beck; Michael E Scheurer; Dirk van Niekerk; Anais Malpica; Jasenka Matisic; Gregg Staerkel; Edward Neely Atkinson; Luc Bidaut; Pierre Lane; J Lou Benedet; Dianne Miller; Tom Ehlen; Roderick Price; Isaac F Adewole; Calum MacAulay; Michele Follen Journal: Gend Med Date: 2011-09-22
Authors: Laura J Fish; Patricia G Moorman; Lashawn Wordlaw-Stintson; Adriana Vidal; Jennifer S Smith; Cathrine Hoyo Journal: Am J Health Educ Date: 2013