If, when, and how to discuss available abortion services in the primary care setting
| Autor: | Megan Hatcher, Grace Shih, Carie Muntifering Cox |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Counseling medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Abortion services Primary care Abortion Health Services Accessibility Access to Information 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Nursing medicine Humans reproductive and urinary physiology Qualitative Research Reproductive health Physician-Patient Relations 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine 030505 public health Primary Health Care business.industry Communication Abortion Induced General Medicine Awareness Clinic visit Reproductive Health Family medicine Family Planning Services embryonic structures Personal Autonomy 0305 other medical science business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Womenhealth. 58(8) |
| ISSN: | 1541-0331 |
| Popis: | Many women prefer to receive abortion care with their primary care provider; yet, prior studies have suggested that women do not know or assume that their provider does not offer abortion care. Our objective was to explore if, when, and how women wish to be informed of available abortion services at their primary care clinics. We conducted interviews with 21 women at their primary care site during June-July 2014. Vignettes were used to identify clinic visit types in which information regarding abortion services would be welcome and appropriate and inappropriate ways for providers to inform patients of these services. All participants were open to provider-initiated discussion of available abortion services, particularly during women's wellness exams or contraception visits. Themes associated with appropriate communication of abortion services included: 1) using sensitive language, 2) respect for and assessment of patient beliefs, and 3) contextualizing abortion services within reproductive health. Advantages to discussing available abortion services included strengthening the patient-provider relationship and improved awareness of the spectrum of services offered. Routine inclusion of abortion services counseling may help educate patients about available services, strengthen the patient-provider relationship, and reduce the stigma surrounding abortion care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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