A Pap Test Intervention to Enhance Decision Making Among Pacific Islander Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer
- Sponsor
- California State University, Fullerton
- Enrollment
- 1014
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in receipt of a Pap test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This community-based randomized trial tested the effects of a social support intervention to increase Chamorro, Samoan, and Tongan women's Pap test behavior and social support among their male spouses or significant others in Southern California.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this five-year community-based randomized trial was to: 1) examine the Pap test decision making process in Pacific Islander women; 2) assess the role of social support within the decision making process; and 3) develop and test an intervention to increase Pap testing among Pacific Islander women, and support among their male spouses/significant others. The intervention was created utilizing a Multi-Attribute Utility model and social support theory resulting in gender-specific educational workshops consisting of a social support intervention that informed both Pacific Islander women and men about cervical cancer and the importance of Pap testing for Pacific Islander women, and aimed to increase social support among their male spouses/significant others.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women ages 21 to 65
- •Of Chamorro, Samoan, and/or Tongan ethnicity
- •Has a significant other (married or in a long-term relationship for more than 5 years).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not a member of one of the churches or clans visited for recruitment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in receipt of a Pap test
Time Frame: Assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up
One question regarding whether the woman received a Pap test, among those who had not received one within the past 3 years at baseline
Secondary Outcomes
- Scheduled a Pap test(Assessed at 6 month follow-up)
- Change in fatalistic attitudes towards cancer(Assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up)
- Change in perceived social support(Assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up)
- Change in knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors(Assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up)