Treatment seeking for vulvodynia and vaginismus: a systematic review Bond, Kathy, Mpofu, Elias, Weerakoon, Patricia and Shuttleworth, Russell 2012, Treatment seeking for vulvodynia and vaginismus: a systematic review, New voices in psychology, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 53-70. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Treatment seeking for vulvodynia and vaginismus: a systematic review Author(s) Bond, Kathy Mpofu, Elias Weerakoon, Patricia Shuttleworth, Russell orcid.org/0000-0002-5383-9948 Journal name New voices in psychology Volume number 8 Issue number 2 Start page 53 End page 70 Total pages 18 Publisher UniSA Press Place of publication Pretoria, South Africa Publication date 2012 ISSN 1812-6731 Keyword(s) dyspareunia health behaviours sexual dysfunction treatment seeking vaginismus vulvodynia Summary This systematic review synthesises the current literature regarding treatment seeking decisions in women with vulvodynia and vaginismus. A database search was conducted to identify literature of interest, including both qualitative and quantitative research. Of the 555 related articles, nine were deemed eligible. Findings suggest that treatment seeking can be a protracted process that has significant implications for women with vulvodynia and vaginismus. The women’s attitudes, perceptions and distress levels impact treatment seeking, with relationship factors and selfconcept affecting motivation for treatment seeking. Knowing what motivates treatment seeking could improve the rates of diagnosis and successful treatment, thus improving the quality of life for women with vulvodynia and vaginismus. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920403 Disability and Functional Capacity HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30062032 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 28 Mar 2014, 14:28:45 EST Fri, 28 Mar 2014, 15:21:51 EST Wed, 02 Apr 2014, 08:59:54 EST Wed, 02 Apr 2014, 09:01:21 EST Wed, 02 Apr 2014, 14:46:14 EST Wed, 02 Apr 2014, 14:47:33 EST Fri, 04 Apr 2014, 12:49:42 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 135 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 28 Mar 2014, 14:28:28 EST by Jane Moschetti

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