Theroux Rosemary
University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, USA.
J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2005 Apr;17(4):156-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1041-2972.2005.0024.x.
To review the research on women's self-treatment of vaginal symptoms, describe factors influencing this phenomenon, identify evidence-based interventions, and suggest strategies for nurse practitioners (NPs) to promote safe and effective self-treatment decisions by women.
Research articles identified through Medline and CINAHL databases.
The primary factors influencing women's decisions to self-treat vaginal symptoms were personal (attitudes, beliefs, values, knowledge and experience, and emotions) and environmental (culture, social networks and norms, media, and life context).
Women's self-diagnostic skills and decision making for self-treatment can be improved through education and support from NPs. The traditional office visit may not provide an opportunity to teach women appropriate self-care because many women do not access providers for advice or information. Different methods of providing information to large numbers of women through consumer publications need to be developed and evaluated.
回顾关于女性自我治疗阴道症状的研究，描述影响这一现象的因素，确定基于证据的干预措施，并为执业护士（NP）提出策略，以促进女性做出安全有效的自我治疗决策。
通过Medline和CINAHL数据库确定的研究文章。
影响女性自我治疗阴道症状决策的主要因素包括个人因素（态度、信念、价值观、知识和经验以及情绪）和环境因素（文化、社交网络和规范、媒体以及生活背景）。
通过执业护士的教育和支持，可以提高女性的自我诊断技能和自我治疗决策能力。传统的门诊就诊可能无法提供教导女性进行适当自我护理的机会，因为许多女性不会向医疗服务提供者寻求建议或信息。需要开发和评估通过消费出版物向大量女性提供信息的不同方法。
