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Health psychology and uptake of preventive health services: A review of 30 years' research on cervical screening

Sheina Orbell Department of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Paschal Sheeran Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, U.K
Pages 417-433 | Received 08 Feb 1993, Published online: 19 Dec 2007

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Marie G. Oscarsson, Eva G. Benzein & Barbro E. Wijma. (2008) Reasons for non-attendance at cervical screening as reported by non-attendees in Sweden. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 29:1, pages 23-31.
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Alison Bish, Stephen Sutton & Susan Golombok. (2000) Predicting uptake of a routine cervical smear test: A comparison of the health belief model and the theory of planned behaviour. Psychology & Health 15:1, pages 35-50.
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Candice Tribe & Janine Webb. (2014) Avoiding piecemeal research on participation in cervical cancer screening: the advantages of a social identity framework. Health Expectations 17:4, pages 453-465.
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M. Ben-Natan & O. Adir. (2009) Screening for cervical cancer among Israeli lesbian women. International Nursing Review 56:4, pages 433-441.
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Zoë DarwinCarol Campbell. (2009) Understandings of Cervical Screening in Sexual Minority Women: A Q-Methodological Study. Feminism & Psychology 19:4, pages 534-554.
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Gregory R. Maio, Bas Verplanken, Antony S. R. Manstead, Wolfgang Stroebe, Charles Abraham, Paschal Sheeran & Mark Conner. (2007) Social Psychological Factors in Lifestyle Change and Their Relevance to Policy. Social Issues and Policy Review 1:1, pages 99-137.
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Ellen Mulholland & Anna Van Wersch. (2016) Stigma, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Attendance at the GUM Clinic. Journal of Health Psychology 12:1, pages 17-31.
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Sue Wilson, Sheila Greenfield, Helen M Pattison, Angela Ryan, Richard J McManus, David Fitzmaurice, John Marriott, Cyril Chapman & Sue Clifford. (2006) Prevalence of the use of cancer related self-tests by members of the public: a community survey. BMC Cancer 6:1.
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Sheina Orbell & Martin Hagger. (2006) Temporal framing and the decision to take part in type 2 diabetes screening: Effects of individual differences in consideration of future consequences on persuasion.. Health Psychology 25:4, pages 537-548.
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Paschal Sheeran, Thomas L. Webb & Peter M. Gollwitzer. 2006. Self‐Regulation in Health Behavior. Self‐Regulation in Health Behavior 119 145 .
Sheina Orbell, Marco Perugini & Tim Rakow. (2004) Individual Differences in Sensitivity to Health Communications: Consideration of Future Consequences.. Health Psychology 23:4, pages 388-396.
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Paschal Sheeran & Sheina Orbell. (2000) Using implementation intentions to increase attendance for cervical cancer screening.. Health Psychology 19:3, pages 283-289.
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Sheina Orbell. (1996) Cognition and affect after cervical screening: The role of previous test outcome and personal obligation in future uptake expectations. Social Science & Medicine 43:8, pages 1237-1243.
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I K Crombie, S Orbell, G Johnston, A J Robertson & M Kenicer. (1994) Cervical screening: the optimum visit plan for contacting users and non-users in Scotland.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 48:6, pages 586-589.
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