Assessment of pap-smear testing and women's health within Taiwan
View File(s)
- Author(s)
- Details
-
Fu, Shiu-Yun K., PhD, RN; Niu, Hsiaoling-Ling, MSN, RN; Huang, Venne-Shiang, MA; Chen, Mei-Ching, PhD
- Sigma Affiliation
- Non-member
Visitor Statistics
Visits vs Downloads
Visitors - World Map
Top Visiting Countries
Country | Visits |
---|
Top Visiting Cities
City | Visits |
---|
Visits (last 6 months)
Downloads (last 6 months)
Popular Works for Fu, Shiu-Yun K. by View
Title | Page Views |
---|
Popular Works for Fu, Shiu-Yun K. by Download
Title | Downloads |
---|
View Citations
Citations
Purpose: To decrease the occurrence of high mortality rates for cervical cancer, pap-smear screening is essential for all women. The proportion of women in Taiwan who have not had a pap-smear test is extremely high.
Methods: The research consisted of 2 phases involving both quantitative and qualitative methods. 90 women who had not received a pap-smear screen within the past three years were involved. Phase one of the study was a quasi-experimental design, phase two was an in-depth analysis to understand why some women did not have pap-smear testing. This report is specifically for the qualitative data analysis.
Results: The results indicated many reasons for women not participating in pap-smear screening; they were lack of health knowledge, limited understanding of the screening process and of HPV and cervical cancer. (1) Women reported their general source of information was from TV and community leaders, there was no other health information available that they were aware of. (2) Many commented that as time passed so quickly they were not able to follow up with regular timed checkups. (3)Limited sexual activity also influenced their decisions and they felt no need to have a check up. (4)Women felt they needed to participate in a pap-smear screen only if they were reminded by their health professionals or their spouse.
Conclusion: There were multiple factors in determining if women had a pap- smear test. Although women knew of government encouragement to participate in screening they did not understand the symptoms and by utilizing motivation interviewing techniques there was help to self explore their health options and create self awareness by promoting self advocacy and active behavior patterns. Furthermore, the relationship between community nurses and client's created an understanding which encouraged many women to alter their awareness and improve their self advocacy and enhance positive health outcomes.
Items submitted to a conference/event were evaluated/peer-reviewed at the time of abstract submission to the event. No other peer-review was provided prior to submission to the Henderson Repository.
Type | Presentation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Motivational Interviewing; Positive Health Outcomes; Pap-Smear Testing |
Name | 23rd International Nursing Research Congress |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Brisbane, Australia |
Date | 2012 |
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subjects.
-
The experiences of Vietnamese immigrant women in Taiwan who do not undergo pap smear tests
Wang, Hsiu-Hung; Lee, Fang-Hsin; Tsai, Hsiu-Min; Yang, Yung-Mei (2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of Vietnamese immigrant women who have never undergone or do not regularly undergo Pap tests in Taiwan. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted based ... -
Discussion on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on motivations for rehabilitation among stroke patients
Chen, Hsiao-Mei; Chen, Ching-Min (2018-06-29)It was showed from the generalized estimating equation that the scores of rehabilitation motivation of the experimental group in the post-tests six weeks after and three months after the intervention was 3.10 and 2.54 ... -
Resilience, coping styles, sleep disturbances, depression and anxiety in females with breast cancer
Huang, Chiung-Yu; Hung, Chao-Ming; Lai, Hui-Ling; Chen, Chun-I; Tu, Shu-Yun; Yao, YuChun; Shih, Mei-Ling (2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Influences of resilience on the presence and severity of depression and anxiety following diagnosed breast cancer are largely unknown. Hence, ... -
Investigating physical activity and exercise motivation in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Wu, Mei-Ling; Tsai, Jen-Chen (2017-07-18)Purpose: Physical inactivity lifestyles are common among systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate SLE women’s level of physical activity and the type of motivation ... -
Relationships among personality, coping, and health related quality of life in women with breast cancer
Huang, Chiung-Yu; Lai, Hui-Ling; Lu, Chu-Yun; Yao, YuChunA high prevalence of sleep disorders for patients with breast cancer have occurred and sleep disorders were negatively associated with PQOL and MQOL. Additionally, neuroticism was positively related to sleep disorders and ...