Trust and distrust among Appalachian women regarding cervical cancer screening: A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-126

  McAlearney, Ann Scheck ^a,b   Oliveri, Jill M ^c   Post, Douglas M ^b,c   Song, Paula H ^a   Jacobs, Elizabeth ^d   Waibel, Jason ^a   Harrop, J Phil ^a,c   Steinman, Kenneth ^a   Paskett, Electra D ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian populations; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Distrust; Health services accessibility; Patient centered communication; Physician gender concordance; Trust; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRUST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE NURSE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE PHYSICIAN; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; COMMUNICATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; TAPE RECORDING; TRUST; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655164390     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.02.023     Document Type: Article

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