Latina contraceptive decision-making and use: The importance of provider communication and shared decision-making for patient-centered care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor patient-provider communication, among other reasons, is a notable barrier to contraceptive decision-making among Latinas. Patient-centered approaches to contraceptive counseling that optimize communication align with shared decision-making (SDM) -which is associated with satisfaction and continued contraceptive use among various populations.

Objective

To examine associations of patient-provider communication and importance of SDM tenets with consistent contraceptive use among a population of Latinas.

Patient involvement

Formative work for this study included prior qualitative and quantitative research with Latinas who expressed the importance of patient-provider communication during contraceptive counseling and therefore were instrumental in problem de

SUBMITTER: Carvajal DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380658 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature