Information needs and experiences from pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders: a qualitative analysis of narrative responses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Incorporation of the patient voice is urgently needed in a broad array of health care settings, but it is particularly lacking in the obstetrical literature. Systematically derived information about patients' experience with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), most notably preeclampsia, is necessary to improve patient-provider communication and ultimately inform patient-centered care and research. We sought to examine the information needs and experiences of individuals with pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative content analysis of narrative-responses to an open-ended question from the Preeclampsia Registry (TPR), an online registry hosted by the Preeclampsia Foundation. Individuals were invited to enroll in T

SUBMITTER: Shree R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8561882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature