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- Title
Comparison among the efficacy of interventions for the return rate to receive the pap test report: randomized controlled clinical trial.
- Authors
Moreira Vasconcelos, Camila Teixeira; Bezerra Pinheiro, Ana Karina; Oliveira Nicolau, Ana Izabel; Marques Lima, Thaís; Fernandes Barbosa, Denise de Fátima
- Abstract
Objective: to test the effects of a behavioral, an educative and a comparative intervention on women's adherence to the return appointment to receive the pap test report. Methods: randomized controlled clinical trial at a Primary Health Care Service, involving three groups: EG (educative session and test demonstration), BG (recall ribbon) and standard intervention (card containing the return appointment - graphical reminder), called comparative group here (CG). To select the sample, the following was established: having started sexual activity and undergoing the pap smear during the study, resulting in 775 women. Results: among the 775 women, 585 (75.5%) returned to receive the test result within 65 days. The educative group presented the highest return rate (EG = 82%/CG = 77%/BG = 66%), statistically significant only when compared to the behavioral group (p=0.000). The educative group obtained the smallest interval (p<0.05) concerning the mean number of days of return to receive the test result (EG:M=43days/BG:M=47.5days/CG:M=44.8 days). Conclusion: the educative group reached higher return rates and the women returned earlier, but the behavioral intervention showed to be the least effective. Brazilian Clinical Trial Register: RBR-93ykhs.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BEHAVIOR therapy; MEDICAL appointments; PAP test; RANDOMIZED controlled trials
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2017, Vol 25, p1
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1518-8345.1337.2857