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

University of New Mexico (UNM)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pregnancy Termination

Treatments

Other: Provider Interview

Other: Patient Interview

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02827474

UNMHSC- 16-111

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment

34 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

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.