Health service utilization among African American women living with systemic lupus erythematosus: perceived impacts of a self-management intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare access, utilization, and quality play critical roles in shaping mortality and morbidity among patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and yet healthcare access, utilization, and quality can be suboptimal for many people living with SLE. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceived impact of a peer-led, group-based educational intervention (the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program [CDSMP]) on healthcare engagement behaviors among African American women with SLE.

Methods

Participants were recruited from the WELL (Women Empowered to Live with Lupus) study, a behavioral trial of the effectiveness of the CDSMP on African American women diagnosed with SLE. We conducted two waves of qualitative, one-on-one, semi-structu

SUBMITTER: Twumasi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593601 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature