Building Nursing Support for Continued Routine Screening of High-Risk Cervical Cancer Patients

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19656
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: KIRIHARA Azumi 日本赤十字看護大学, 看護学部, 非常勤助手 (20757158)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-02-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 子宮頸部異形成 / 継続的な受診 / 質的研究 / 看護支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Analysis of the interviews revealed that women who had abnormalities in cervical cytology and continued to receive regular checkups had few opportunities to talk to the nurses and did not have many chances to discuss their problems with them. However, women in their 20s and 30s who continue to receive regular checkups said that they would like to talk to the nurses if they are approached by nurses. However, they also wanted the nurses to talk to them because they felt that the nurses were too busy and did not want to talk to them themselves.

Free Research Field

看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本ではHPVワクチン接種の接種率がまだ低い状況であり、HPVワクチン接種率が高い他国と同じように子宮頸部異形成の減少はまだ望めない状況である。そのため、20～30歳代の日本人女性が子宮頸部異形成が指摘された際に継続して受診が続けられるような看護支援を日本人女性のニーズに合わせて検討したことは意義がある。