Women's informational needs about colposcopy.
Questions asked by 36 women during colposcopy, a stressful medical procedure, were examined to determine their specific informational needs about the exam and its results. Of the 226 questions posed, 52 percent were exam related--on the sensations experienced, the nature of the procedure and self-care activities; 34 percent were results related and focused on the meaning of the results, treatment options and treatment procedures; 14 percent of the questions were incidental. The present research documents women's need for information about the medical procedure of colposcopy. The implications for nursing practice are outlined.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology