Developing a question prompt tool to prevent and manage early cardiovascular disease after hypertensive pregnancy: qualitative interviews with women and clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons (henceforth, women) who have hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are at risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). While largely preventable through lifestyle management, many women and clinicians are unaware of the risk. Based on prior research, we developed a question prompt tool (QPT) on preventing and managing CVD after HDP. The purpose of this study was to refine QPT design.

Methods

We recruited Canadian women who had HDP and clinicians who might care for them using multiple strategies, conducted telephone interviews with consenting participants, and used qualitative description and inductive content analysis to derive themes.

Results

We interviewed 21 women who varied in HDP type, CVD status, years since HDP pregnancy, age, geograph

SUBMITTER: Theodorlis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11546220 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature