Preferences and Experiences Regarding the Use of the Self-Sampling Device in hrHPV Screening for Cervical Cancer

Marjolein Dieleman, Jolien Waard, G. Bea A. Wisman, Ed Schuuring, Martha D. Esajas, Karin M. Vermeulen and Geertruida H. Bock ()
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Marjolein Dieleman: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen
Jolien Waard: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen
G. Bea A. Wisman: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen
Ed Schuuring: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen
Martha D. Esajas: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen
Karin M. Vermeulen: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen
Geertruida H. Bock: University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2022, vol. 15, issue 2, No 10, 245-253

Abstract: Abstract Background To improve participation in the Dutch cervical cancer screening, a self-sampling device (SSD) was introduced in 2017 into the Dutch population-based screening programme (PBS) for the early detection of cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to gather potential preferences and experiences that might influence a woman’s decision to use the SSD in the Dutch PBS. Methods A scoping review was performed in the PubMed database. Studies that assessed preferences and experiences of women regarding the SSD were included, and preferences and experiences were extracted. In addition, in a qualitative study, the list of potential preferences and experiences specific for the Dutch PBS was extended based on semi-structured interviews with SSD users as well as non-SSD users who recently participated in the PBS, analysed in a structured manner by translating full sentences to key words. Results Ninety-eight studies were included in the scoping review and 16 interviews were performed. Frequently mentioned reasons for using the SSD, in both the interviews and the literature, were practicality and comfort. Frequently mentioned reasons for not using the SSD were fear of not performing the SSD procedure correctly and doubts on whether the results of the high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) test will be reliable. A new positive experience elicited in the interviews was accessibility. Negative preferences and experiences were not being aware the SSD was an option, and the inconvenience that after an hrHPV-positive test result of the SSD, an additional smear test at the GP is necessary. Conclusion Several preferences and experiences play a role in the choice whether or not to use the SSD. Based on the currently found preferences and experiences, an app will be developed in order to assess which of these are the most important for women participating in the Dutch population-based cervical screening programme.

Date: 2022
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