Comparison among the efficacy of interventions for the return rate to receive the pap test report: randomized controlled clinical trial

Authors

  • Camila Teixeira Moreira Vasconcelos Universidade Federal do Ceará; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Ceará; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Ana Izabel Oliveira Nicolau Centro Universitário Estácio
  • Thaís Marques Lima Centro Universitário Estácio
  • Denise de Fátima Fernandes Barbosa Universidade Federal do Ceará; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1337.2857

Keywords:

Intervention Studies, Papanicolaou Test, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Nursing, Health Education

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.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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Comparison among the efficacy of interventions for the return rate to receive the pap test report: randomized controlled clinical trial. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2857-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1337.2857