"Someone's got to do it" - Primary care providers (PCPs) describe caring for rural women with mental health problems.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about how primary care providers (PCPs) approach mental health care for low-income rural women. We developed a qualitative research study to explore the attitudes and practices of PCPs regarding the care of mood and anxiety disorders in rural women.

Method

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 family physicians, internists, and obstetrician-gynecologists (OBGYNs) in office-based practices in rural central Pennsylvania. Using thematic analysis, investigators developed a coding scheme. Questions focused on 1) screening and diagnosis of mental health conditions, 2) barriers to treatment among rural women, 3) management of mental illnesses in rural women, and 4) ideas to improve care for this population.

Results

PCP responses reflected

SUBMITTER: Colon-Gonzalez MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4306261 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature