Women's attitudes, beliefs and values about tests, and management for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in research suggest the possibility of improving routine clinical care for preeclampsia using screening (predictive) and diagnostic tests. The views of women should be incorporated into the way in which such tests are used. Therefore, we explored the views of women with experience of preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) about predictive and diagnostic tests, treatment risks, and expectant management.

Method

Eight hundred and seven women with experience of preeclampsia or other HDPs completed an online questionnaire. These women were participants in the Preeclampsia Registry (USA). The questionnaire contained 22 items to elicit women's views about predictive tests (n = 8); diagnostic tests (n = 5); treatment risks (n = 7), and

SUBMITTER: Ahmed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485426 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature