Patient Perspectives of Sickle Cell Management in the Emergency Department
| Autor: | Nirmish Shah, Paula Tanabe, Emily Bonnabeau, Rita V Masese, Christian Douglas, Nancy Crego, Gary Rains |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Crit Care Nurs Q |
| ISSN: | 0887-9303 |
| Popis: | Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common genetic blood disorder predominantly affecting African Americans in the United States. The objective of this study was to use a multimethods approach to describe how patients with SCD in North Carolina perceive the care they receive in emergency departments (EDs). Fourteen participants completed an interview (n = 10) or 2 focus groups (n = 2 per focus group) and 51 completed surveys. Sixty percent of participants with pain attack "very much" or "quite a bit" avoided going to the ED for care because of prior bad experiences and 50% of participants reported waiting 120 minutes or more in the ED for treatment of their sickle cell pain. Participants reported that stigma associated with provider perception of drug-seeking behavior is a persistent problem in the ED. Participant recommendations warrant further investigation to address persistent SCD quality-of-care concerns in the ED. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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