TY - JOUR
T1 - Communicating colposcopy results
T2 - What do patients and providers discuss?
AU - Pruitt, Sandi L.
AU - Parker, Patricia A.
AU - Follen, Michele
AU - Basen-Engquist, Karen
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cervical dysplasia
KW - Colposcopy
KW - Doctor-patient communication
KW - Human papillomavirus
KW - Medical communication
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U2 - 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31815a5142
DO - 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31815a5142
M3 - Article
C2 - 18369302
AN - SCOPUS:41449116365
SN - 1089-2591
VL - 12
SP - 95
EP - 102
JO - Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
JF - Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
IS - 2
ER -