Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the USA, and has major physical and psychological consequences including fear, anxiety and stigma. To date, there is no measure of health-related quality of life specifically designed to assess symptoms and functioning for people with cervical dysplasia resulting from HPV infection. In the present study, we set out to develop a disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life among women with low-grade cervical dysplasia. We conducted literature reviews, open-ended interviews with patients, clinician surveys and cognitive interviews which guided item development. The result is a preliminary 36-item measure, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Cervical Dysplasia (FACIT-CD), which sets out to assess the physical and psychological health-related quality-of-life aspects of cervical dysplasia and will be validated in an upcoming study.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 697-701 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of STD and AIDS |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Funding
The authors would like to thank Anna Giuliano and Gustavo Rodriguez for their assistance with this project. We are also grateful for the time and efforts of the women who were interviewed for this study. This study was funded by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America. The first author's time in writing this manuscript was supported by a career development award (K23 MH 084551).
Keywords
- Cervical dysplasia
- HIV
- Health-related quality of life
- Measurement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
