We Experience: Perspectives on a Quality Abortion Care Experience: A Patient Centered Approach

Perspectives on a Quality Abortion Care Experience: A Patient Centered Approach

The purpose of this study is to determine aspects of abortion care most important to the patient in creating a "high quality" abortion experience, to investigate patients' expectations of abortion care, and to explore provider perceptions of patients' abortion experiences and assess concordance with patients' perspectives.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pregnancy Termination
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Patient Interview; Other: Provider Interview

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine aspects of abortion care most important to the patient in creating a "high quality" abortion experience, to investigate patients' expectations of abortion care, and to explore provider perceptions of patients' abortion experiences and assess concordance with patients' perspectives.

The investigators will conduct semi-structured interviews with patient participants and providers separately to determine patients' expectations of abortion care as well as the most important aspects of the abortion experience and to explore providers' perceptions of their patients' abortion experience and assess concordance.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 34

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New Mexico
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
      • Center for Reproductive Health

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient Participants: Women presenting to Center for Reproductive Health (CRH) for induced abortion for an undesired pregnancy in the first trimester < 14 weeks and age 18-45 years. Woman must have a completed surgical abortion procedure and be able to speak English or Spanish.

Provider Participants: Providers must be performing procedures on the day patient participants are recruited and must be willing to give their perspective on the participating patients' abortion experience.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women presenting to the Center for Reproductive Health (CRH) for induced abortion for an undesired pregnancy in the first trimester < 14 weeks.
• Women ages 18-45 years.
• Woman must have a completed surgical abortion procedure
• Women must be able to speak English or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are unable or unwilling to consent for the study or are unable or unwilling to complete a follow-up interview
• Women who are unable to consent and/or are cognitively impaired.
• Women who are under the age of 18
• Women who are incarcerated.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Other

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patient Participants; Patient participants will participate in two patient interviews.	Other: Patient Interview; Patient intervention includes a 30 minute interview prior to their abortion procedure and a follow up phone-interview that will be 10-minutes and held 24-72 hours from the procedure.
Physician Participants; Provider participants will participate in one provider interview.	Other: Provider Interview; For physician participants, providers will be interviewed after completion of the patient's visit and this will be 10-15 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Experience, semi-structured interviews	The investigators will use semi-structured interviews to determine aspects of abortion care most important to the patients in creating a "high quality" abortion experience.	One year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of New Mexico
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Brenda Pereda, MD, University on New Mexico

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 5, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): July 11, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 15, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 14, 2018
• Last Verified: February 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: UNMHSC- 16-111

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No