Title:The Effect of Shared Decision-making on Decision Self-efficacy and
Decisional Conflict of Women with Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial
Lesion in Cervical Cytology: An Experimental Study
Volume: 20
Issue: 5
Author(s): Saba Baharvand, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Niloufar Sattarzadeh Jahdi, Esmat Mehrabi*Shiva Shamsdanesh
Affiliation:
- Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing
and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Keywords:
Cervical cytology, decision aid, decisional conflict, decision self-efficacy, SDM, squamous intraepithelial lesions.
Abstract:
Background: Women often face decisional challenges and hesitation while choosing the
appropriate method to follow up on their abnormal results of cervix cytology.
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effect of shared decision-making (SDM) on decision
self-efficacy (DSE) and decisional conflict (DC) about follow-up methods among women with
abnormal cervix cytology results.
Methods: This interventional study was performed on 54 women referred to the subspecialty clinic of
gynecologic oncology. The women were assigned into intervention and control groups using a randomized
block design with block sizes of 4 and 6 and an allocation ratio of 1:1. The intervention
group received counseling based on the SDM and a decision aid (DA) booklet. The data collection
tools included the questionnaires of the demographic and obstetrics characteristics, DC, DSE, and Decision
Regret. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS24 software, and independent t-tests and
ANCOVA were used.
Results: After the intervention, the total mean score of the DC in the intervention group was significantly
lower than that in the control group [MD: -22.84 with 95% CI: -23.52 to -21.95, (P <0.001)].
The mean score of DSE in the intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control
group [MD: 14.56 with 95% CI: 21.47 to 7.65, (P <0.001)].
Conclusion: The present study results indicated that counseling based on the SDM effectively promotes
DSE and reduces DC among women with minor abnormal cervical cytology. Therefore, it is
recommended that healthcare providers use SDM for women with abnormal cervical cancer screening
results.