Living with cystic fibrosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interpretive description of healthcare access from patients with cystic fibrosis and their providers in Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current study aimed to explore patient and provider perspectives of the impact of the pandemic on cystic fibrosis healthcare access and service delivery.

Methods

We used Interpretive Description, a qualitative approach with the end-goal of informing decisions and actions in clinical practice by generating findings that are clinically meaningful and useful. Levesque et al.'s "Conceptual framework of access to health care" informed the development of our interview guides. Interviews were conducted via telephone or Zoom and confidentially transcribed verbatim. Data generation and analysis occurred concurrently to allow for iterative refinements of the interview guides. Analysis was informed by Braun and Clarke's six phases of reflexive thematic analysis. Strategi

SUBMITTER: Brehon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12047793 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature