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Original Article
The Effect of Supportive Counseling on Anxiety in Women Undergoing Colposcopy
Fatemeh Hemmati¹, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh^2,3, Nooshin Mobaraki⁴, Khalil Esmaeilpour⁵, Esmat Mehrabi^2,3
¹Student Research Committee, Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran ²Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ³Women’s Reproductive Health Research Center, Clinical Research Development Unit, Al-Zahra Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ardabil University of Medical sciences, Ardabil, Iran ⁵Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
DOI: 10.15296/ijwhr.2025.7952 Viewed : 24 times Downloaded : 21 times. Keywords : Anxiety, cervical cancer, colposcopy, pain, supportive counseling
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of supportive counseling on anxiety in women undergoing colposcopy. Materials and Methods: This experimental study was performed on 72 women undergoing colposcopy in Ardabil, Iran. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups. The intervention group received supportive counseling during three sessions every three days. The control group only received a pamphlet containing colposcopy information. The data were collected using the State Anxiety Inventory-Form Y1 and Visual Analogue Scale. Chi-square, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, and ANCOVA tests were used. Results: After counseling, the mean anxiety score in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group [AMD: -7.02, 95% CI: -10.58 to -3.46, P < 0.001]. The mean (SD) score of pain during colposcopy was 4 (3.06) in the intervention and 4.30 (2.47) in the control groups (P = 0.386). Conclusions: Supportive counseling reduced the anxiety, but did not affect the pain during colposcopy.