The Language of First-Trimester Nonviable Pregnancy: Patient-Reported Preferences and Clarity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To document the terminology patients hear during the treatment course for a nonviable pregnancy and to ask patients their perceived clarity and preference of terminology to identify a patient-centered lexicon.

Methods

We performed a preplanned substudy survey of English-speaking participants in New York, Pennsylvania, and California at the time of enrollment in a randomized multisite trial of medical management of first-trimester early pregnancy loss. The six-item survey, administered on paper or an electronic tablet, was developed and piloted for internal and external validity. We used a visual analog scale and quantified tests of associations between participant characteristics and survey responses using risk ratios.

Results

We approached 155 English-speak

SUBMITTER: Clement EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302403 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature