Search for dissertations about: "questionnaire pap smear"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words questionnaire pap smear.

  2. 1. Women receiving notification of an abnormal Pap smear result : experiences and impact on health-related quality of life

    Author : Marie Rask; Marie Oscarsson; Katarina Swahnberg; Karin Blomberg; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Abnormal Pap smear; human papillomavirus; cervical cancer screening; health-related qualtiy of life; anxiety; depression; HADS; FACIT-CD; translation; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis was to investigate experiences of receiving notification of an abnormal Pap smear result and its impact on women’s health-related quality of life as well as to investigate women’s awareness of human papillomavirus.Methods: In total, 176 women and 20 healthcare professionals participated. READ MORE

  4. 2. Optimization of compliance in epidemiologic research and disease prevention : with special emphasis on PAP-smear screening

    Author : Sonja Eaker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate factors affecting attendance in screening for cervical cancer, and to evaluate various measures aimed at increasing compliance to self-administered postal questionnaires and screening for cervical cancer. A population-based randomized controlled trial including 2000 men and women aged 20-79 years and living in Sweden was conducted to investigate compliance to postal questionnaires. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cervical cancer screening. Knowledge, attitudes and experiences among women and midwives

    Author : Monica Ideström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : cervical cancer screening; cervical cancer; Papanicolaou smear; knowledge; attitude; ; experience; coping; dysplasia; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CIN ; midwife; information; Grounded Theory;

    Abstract : Population based cervical cancer screening (CCS), performed by midwives, to detect cellularatypia before it develops into cancer, has been in force in Sweden since the 1970s. Thepositive effects of the subsequent decline in morbidity and mortality due to cervix cancer arewell documented but does screening also have negative consequences?Aims: To investigate knowledge about, attitudes to and experience of CCS (i) among womenin general, (ii) among women with experience of two mildly atypical Pap smears, (iii) amongwomen diagnosed with cervical cancer and (iv) among midwives who manage CCS. READ MORE