'It's a can of worms': understanding primary care practitioners' behaviours in relation to HPV using the Theoretical Domains Framework
| Autor: | John J. O'Leary, Linda Sharp, Stephan U Dombrowski, Lisa A McSherry, Jill J Francis, Judith Murphy, Cara Martin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Emotions Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Social Environment Health informatics Health administration Beliefs about consequences 0302 clinical medicine Beliefs about capabilities 030212 general & internal medicine Practice Patterns Physicians' Medicine(all) Cervical cancer lcsh:R5-920 Cervical screening Communication Health Policy GPs Health services research General Medicine Middle Aged Primary care 3. Good health Knowledge 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female lcsh:Medicine (General) Adult medicine.medical_specialty HPV Clinical behaviours Health Informatics Context (language use) Qualitative property TDF Physicians Primary Care 03 medical and health sciences Professional Role Nursing medicine Humans Nurse Practitioners Papillomavirus Vaccines Vaginal Smears Emotion Behavior Social influences business.industry Research Papillomavirus Infections Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social environment medicine.disease Family medicine business Practice nurses RA Ireland |
| Zdroj: | Implementation Science; Vol 7 Implementation Science, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 73 (2012) Implementation Science : IS Implementation Science |
| ISSN: | 1748-5908 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-5908-7-73 |
| Popis: | Background The relationship between infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer is transforming cervical cancer prevention. HPV tests and vaccinations have recently become available. In Ireland, as elsewhere, primary care practitioners play a key role in prevention. ATHENS (A Trial of HPV Education and Support) aims to develop a theory-based intervention to support primary care practitioners in their HPV-related practice. This study, the first step in the intervention development process, aimed to: identify HPV-related clinical behaviours that the intervention will target; clarify general practitioners’ (GPs’) and practice nurses’ roles and responsibilities; and determine factors that potentially influence clinical behaviour. A secondary objective was to informally assess the utility of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) in understanding clinical behaviours in an area with an evolving evidence-base. Methods In-depth semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with GPs and practice nurses. The topic guide, which contained open questions and HPV-related clinical scenarios, was developed through literature review and clinical experience. Interview transcripts were content-analysed using the TDF as the coding framework. Results 19 GPs and 14 practice nurses were interviewed. The major HPV-related clinical behaviours were: initiating a discussion about HPV infection with female patients; offering/recommending HPV vaccination to appropriate patients; and answering patients’ questions about HPV testing. While the responsibility for taking smears was considered a female role, both male and female practitioners dealt with HPV-related issues. All 12 theoretical domains arose in relation to HPV infection; the domains judged to be most important were: knowledge, emotion, social influences, beliefs about capabilities and beliefs about consequences. Eleven domains emerged in relation to HPV vaccination, with beliefs about consequences, social influences, knowledge and environmental context and resources judged to be the most important. Nine domains were relevant to HPV testing, with knowledge and beliefs about capabilities judged to be the most important. Conclusions The findings confirm the need for an intervention to support primary care practitioners around HPV and suggest it should target a range of theoretical domains. The TDF proved valuable in analysing qualitative data collected using a topic guide not specifically designed to capture TDF domains and understanding clinical behaviours in an area with an evolving evidence-base. |
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