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nderstanding anxiety and attendance in cervical screening

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cervical cancer screening
Cancer
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri
Registration Number
ISRCTN15113095
Lead Sponsor
niversity College London (UCL)
Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34922447/ (added 20/12/2021) 2020 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5540 Qualitative study (added 19/07/2023) 2021 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab022 (added 19/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
646
Inclusion Criteria

Women aged 24-65 who have tested positive for HPV with normal cytology within the last 2 weeks at NHSCSP HPV primary screening

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> For the observational component:<br> State anxiety and anxiety specific to cervical screening, measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (S-STAI-6) and Cervical Screening Questionnaire (CSQ), respectively<br><br> For the interventional component:<br> Participation response rate<br><br> All outcomes measured at one timepoint only<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Illness beliefs measured using B-IPQ<br> 2. Symptom perception measured using adapted IPQ-R<br> 3. Coping style measured using adapted Brief COPE<br> 4. Concerns about HPV, disclosure of results, intention to re-attend screening, barriers to screening re-attendance, all measured using questions developed for the study<br> 5. Prospective 12-month screening attendance, measured using clinical records<br> 6. Demographics including: ethnicity, marital status, and highest level of education (all self-report)<br> 7. Age, index of multiple deprivation score, number of previous cervical screens, and NHS site, collected via clinical records<br> 8. Self-reported history of anxiety or depression<br><br> All outcomes with the exception of prospective 12-month cervical screening attendance measured at one timepoint only<br>
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