Arabaci Zeynep, Ozsoy Suheyla
Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2012;13(11):5687-90. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.11.5687.
The study was planned with the purpose of examining the attitude of women who have pap-smear test for the early diagnosis of cervical cancer, factors affecting their decisions and their feelings and experiences during this period.
A phenomenological method was used. Data were collected between March 2012 and April 2012 using standard and purposive samplings from 17 women. A detailed interview with women were held in their houses and recorded. The data collection tool consisted of two parts, one of which is information form with 17 questions identifying sociodemographic and cervical cancer risk factors of women and the second part is made up of semi-structured interview form with 15 alternative questions taking literature and the pap-smear test into consideration. Collected data were put into a written document. Content analysis was held by loading the documents into NVIVO 8 Statistical Programme.
The study comprised themes such as cervical risk factor, decision of taking pap-smear test, taking pap-smear test, knowledge about pap-smear test, relieving factors during pap-smear test, obstructive factors during pap-smear test, gynecological examination and feelings of women during and after pap-smear test while waiting for the results.
As women perceive gynaecological examinations differently from other examinations, they have different feelings in each process of the Pap smear test. Medical staff should advise women more clearly on the nature and advantages of the Pap-smear test.
本研究旨在调查接受子宫颈抹片检查以早期诊断宫颈癌的女性的态度、影响其决策的因素以及在此期间她们的感受和经历。
采用现象学方法。2012年3月至2012年4月期间,使用标准抽样和目的抽样从17名女性中收集数据。在她们家中对这些女性进行了详细访谈并录音。数据收集工具由两部分组成,一部分是包含17个问题的信息表,用于识别女性的社会人口统计学和宫颈癌危险因素;第二部分是由15个备选问题组成的半结构化访谈表,该访谈表考虑了文献资料和子宫颈抹片检查情况。收集到的数据被整理成书面文件。通过将文件加载到NVIVO 8统计程序中进行内容分析。
该研究包含了诸如宫颈癌危险因素、接受子宫颈抹片检查的决定、进行子宫颈抹片检查、对子宫颈抹片检查的了解、子宫颈抹片检查期间的缓解因素、子宫颈抹片检查期间的阻碍因素、妇科检查以及女性在子宫颈抹片检查期间及等待结果时和之后的感受等主题。
由于女性对妇科检查的看法与其他检查不同,她们在子宫颈抹片检查的每个过程中都有不同的感受。医务人员应更清楚地向女性说明子宫颈抹片检查的性质和优点。