Supporting Patient-Centered Pregnancy Counseling in Nephrology Care: A Semistructured Interview Study of Patients and Nephrologists.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and are susceptible to disempowerment and decisional burden when receiving reproductive counseling and considering pregnancy. Nephrologists do not frequently counsel about reproductive health, and no tools exist to support patient-centered reproductive counseling for those with CKD.

Methods

A total of 30 patients aged 18 to 45 years with CKD stages 1 to 5 who were assigned female sex at birth and 12 nephrologists from a single academic medical center participated in semistructured qualitative interviews. They were asked about information needs, decision support needs, and facilitators and barriers to reproductive health care and counseling. Thematic analysis was per

SUBMITTER: Oliverio AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658226 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature