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

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy Termination
• Interventions: Other: Patient Interview; Other: Provider Interview

• Registration Number: NCT02827474
• Lead Sponsor: University of New Mexico

Brief Summary

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.

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-05
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-11
• Primary Completion: 2018-01-20
• Study Completion: 2018-01-20
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-14
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 34

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 & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patient Participants	Patient Interview	Patient participants will participate in two patient interviews.
Physician Participants	Provider Interview	Provider participants will participate in one provider interview.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Experience, semi-structured interviews	One year	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Reproductive Health; 🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States