Effect of Nurse Navigation Program on Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviour of the Women Aged 30-65

TURKAN OZDAS

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Cervical Cancers

Treatments: Behavioral: Nurse Navigation Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06647992

SaglikBilimleriU-ON-TO-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of the 'Nurse Navigation Program' on cervical cancer screening behaviors (Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA screening test and/or pap smear test) and health beliefs about cervical cancer screening in women aged 30-65 years.

Full description

An important step in the fight against cervical cancer is access to early diagnosis, early screening culture and the creation of screening opportunities. Problems in access to health services, barriers and cultural reasons play an important role in participation in cervical cancer screening. Nurse The Navigation Program is important to help individuals overcome and cope with these barriers. There are international studies showing the positive effect of the nurse navigation program on cervical cancer screening behaviors. However, it is thought that this study will contribute to the literature because the number of studies on this subject is not sufficient and no research is found in national sources.

It is aimed to contribute to overcoming the problems and obstacles in front of the patients' access to cervical cancer screening with the Nurse Navigation Program application developed based on the Transtheoretical Model to the experimental group and to provide evidence for the nurse navigation program application to be a method used in the cervical cancer screening process.

The population of the study will consist of female members of Non-Governmental Organizations in the 30-65 age group. The data of the study will be collected between September 13, 2024 and February 15, 2025 after ethics committee approval and institutional permission. The design of the study is a randomized controlled experimental study.

The data will be collected using the Individual Descriptive Information Form, Information Questions on Reproductive Health and Sexual Life, Questions on Cervical Cancer and Screening, Questions on HPV Knowledge, Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test Health Belief Model Scale. The statistical data obtained as a result of the research will be analyzed using the SPSS package program. It is expected that the rate of having HPV-DNA test and Pap smear test is higher in the experimental group in which the nurse navigation program is applied compared to the control group in which the intervention is not applied, and the mean score of benefit perception of cervical cancer screening behaviors (HPV DNA and/or Pap smear) is expected to be significantly different in the group in which the nurse navigation program is applied compared to the group in which it is not applied.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 30-65 years old,
• With health insurance,
• No history of gynecologic cancer,
• Current or past active sexual life
• Women who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with gynecologic cancer,
• The one who had a hysterectomy,
• Who do not want to be involved in the study,
• No previous sexual experience,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group- Nurse Navigation Program

Experimental group

Description:

The standard education and information booklet will be applied to both the experimental and control groups. Nurse navigation program will be applied to the experimental group. Within the navigation program, HPV DNA and Pap Smear Test Training and Counseling, Nurse Managed Telephone Support Line, Reminder Telephone Message, Transtheoretical Model and Motivational Interviews will be applied to individuals. Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test: Psychometric testing is planned to be applied to both groups before and after the intervention in terms of outcome variables at 3 and 6 months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nurse Navigation Program

control group- Standardised Education

No Intervention group

Description:

It was planned to give "Cervical Cancer Education and Information Booklet" to the women in the control group about cervical cancer. Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test: Psychometric testing was planned to be applied before and after the standard education and booklet in terms of outcome variables at 3 and 6 months.