title: Using cognitive theory to improve nurse practitioners' anticipatory guidance with contraceptive pill users.
abstract: Community health nurse practitioners are often the major contraceptive counselors who may use anticipatory guidance to help clients' use behaviors. Because pregnancy rates during typical use are much higher than during "perfect" use, more effective anticipatory guidance could help improve use behaviors. Principles of cognitive theory were used to explore the implications of specific words and approaches associated with discussing young adults' contraceptive use. Qualitative results are reported here, and potential implications are made for nurse practitioners' anticipatory guidance related to contraceptive use.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Nursing, 400 N. Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482, USA. bguthrie@umich.edu
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Billings
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Martyn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019336:Cognitive Science; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011582:Psychological Theory
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral