title: The information management processes of women living with HPV.
abstract: The human papillomavirus (HPV) represents a significant public health burden because of its widespread prevalence, its links to genital warts and cancers, and the negative psychosocial impact of HPV infection and diagnosis. Scholars have attributed some of these negative effects to insufficient knowledge and information about HPV, prompting research on women's HPV information preferences; however, little is known about how women obtain, avoid, and use this information. To address this lacuna, we designed a study to trace the information management processes of women with HPV. Our analysis of interviews with 25 women living with HPV revealed a common sequence of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to the HPV diagnosis. The authors review these findings and articulate their relevance and importance to research, theory, and practice in the discussion.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Kami A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kosenko
authors.forename: Jacquelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harvey-Knowles
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D035501:Uncertainty