title: Diagnosing women with HPV: the impact of diagnosis disclosure methods.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Little data exists on women's HPV diagnosis encounters. This research focuses on impacts of the communicative medium used to inform women of their HPV status. We conducted a qualitative study to identify the mediums used to communicate HPV diagnoses and the impact of each medium on the diagnosis experience.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five women with HPV completed semi-structured interviews, which we recorded and transcribed. We relied on grounded theory techniques in both data collection and analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are three primary mediums health care providers use to inform women of their HPV diagnosis: phone calls, mailed letters/email, and face-to-face interactions. Implications regarding each medium are identified and discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are drawbacks associated with the use of each medium that healthcare practitioners should be aware of and seek to avoid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Healthcare providers can utilize descriptions of diagnosis encounters and the recommendations accompanying them to understand and modify ways they choose to inform individuals of an HPV diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, USA. jacquelyn.a.harvey@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jacquelyn A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harvey-Knowles
authors.forename: Kami A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kosenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000821:virology; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000821:virology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D055815:Young Adult