Patients' with asplenia and doctors' experiences in implementing preventative measures following a novel educational intervention: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore patients' with asplenia and general practitioners' (GPs) (1) perceptions of a novel, Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)-based, educational intervention which targets to increase adherence to post-splenectomy sepsis (PSS) prevention measures and (2) their experience in implementing prevention measures following this intervention.

Design

A process evaluation conducted on average 3.5 (for patients) and 3.8 (for GPs) months after the intervention between January 2020 and April 2021 individually by means of semi-structured guideline-based telephone interviews. Data was analysed using qualitative content analysis.

Participants

Volunteer subsample of N=25 patients with asplenia and N=8 GPs who received the intervention. Inclusion criteria were

SUBMITTER: Anka N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature