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Preference for information and involvement, information seeking and emotional responses of women undergoing colposcopy
Author(s) -
Barsevick Andrea M.,
Johnson Jean E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770130103
Subject(s) - preference , colposcopy , information seeking , anger , clinical psychology , psychology , information seeking behavior , medicine , medical information , family medicine , cervical cancer , cancer , library science , computer science , economics , microeconomics
The relationship of individual differences in preference for information and involvement, information‐seeking behaviors, and emotional reponses was examined in 36 women undergoing colposcopy, a stressful medical procedure. The findings revealed that individual differences in preference for information and behavioral involvement in health care influenced women's information seeking about colposcopy. Women who asked more questions during their clinic visits reported higher preferences for information. Women who sought an information sheet about colposcopy reported higher preference for behavioral involvement in their health care. The findings also revealed that information seeking was associated with the positive emotional response confidence but not with fear or anger/depression.