Health Seeking Behaviour in Women Diagnosed With Gynaecological Cancer: Can it be Modified to Improve Patient Outcomes?

NCT04839874 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NHS Grampian
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will focus on speaking to women who have been diagnosed with one of the five main gynaecological cancers: ovarian, endometrial (womb), cervical, vulval and vaginal. Too many women are dying from gynaecological cancer in the UK. There are many reasons for this, but the study investigators think that embarrassment might be one of the reasons. It can be embarrassing to talk about gynaecological cancers or the symptoms that they cause. This might lead some women to delay going to their doctor when they have symptoms. This study will speak with women who have been diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer to ask them what they did before they were diagnosed; when did they realise something was wrong; what made them go to their doctor; did having gynaecological symptoms make them think differently about going to the doctor? This information will be used to find ways of making it as easy as possible for women to go to their doctors as early as possible. This will hopefully see fewer women dying from these cancers.

Conditions

Gynaecological Cancer

Keywords

Health seeking behaviour; Pelvic examination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Description of the facilitators and barriers to health seeking behaviour in women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer using semi-structured qualitative interviews.

  Semi-structured interviews will be used to explore the facilitators and barriers to health seeking behaviour in women who have been diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer. Analysis will be narrative using both framework and thematic analysis Framework analysis will use the constructs of capability, opportunity and motivation of the COM-B behaviour tool model.

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Description of the perceptions of pelvic examination in women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer using semi-structured interviews.

  2 years

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

Semi-structured qualitative interviews

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Gynaecological cancers which are female sex dependant
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women who have been diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of gynaecological cancer

You may not qualify if:

• Non-English speaking participants
• Cognitive impairment
• Terminal stage of illness
• Diagnosis through screening programmes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NHS Grampian: lead

Study Sites (1)

NHS Grampian

Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Pauline Williams

  University of Aberdeen

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2021
• First Posted: April 9, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2023
• Study Completion: March 31, 2023
• Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)