Qualitative insights into the psychological stress before and during colposcopy: A focus group study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 150-156

  Bosgraaf, Remko P ^a   De Jager, Willemieke C C ^a   Servaes, Petra ^a   Prins, Judith B ^a   Massuger, Leon F A G ^a   Bekkers, Ruud L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Colposcopy; Psycho oncology; Psychological stress; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COLPOSCOPY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84887489822     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2013.849688     Document Type: Article

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