TY - JOUR
T1 - The Needs of Dutch Women During Decision-Making About Treatment for Miscarriage
AU - Bussink-Legters, Anja G.
AU - den Hoogen, Agnes van
AU - Veersema, Sebastiaan
AU - Meijer, Wouter J.
AU - Ockhuijsen, Henrietta D.L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors report no conflicts of interest or relevant financial relationships. None.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Objective: To explore the needs of women during decision-making about treatment for miscarriage. Design: Descriptive qualitative design. Settings: University and teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. Participants: We selected a purposive sample of 16 women who needed treatment for miscarriage from an electronic patient file system. We ensured maximum variation by sampling in different hospitals and selecting women with different ages, numbers of children, miscarriage histories, treatment types, and educational levels. Methods: We conducted face-to-face individual, semistructured interviews and used thematic analysis to identify, analyze, and describe themes. Results: We identified one overarching theme, Decision Based on Reason and Emotion, and three related subthemes: Certainty, Information, and Support From Environment. Conclusion: Health care professionals should be aware of how women's decision-making is structured in the context of treatment choices for miscarriage, and discussion regarding treatment should address reason and emotion.
AB - Objective: To explore the needs of women during decision-making about treatment for miscarriage. Design: Descriptive qualitative design. Settings: University and teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. Participants: We selected a purposive sample of 16 women who needed treatment for miscarriage from an electronic patient file system. We ensured maximum variation by sampling in different hospitals and selecting women with different ages, numbers of children, miscarriage histories, treatment types, and educational levels. Methods: We conducted face-to-face individual, semistructured interviews and used thematic analysis to identify, analyze, and describe themes. Results: We identified one overarching theme, Decision Based on Reason and Emotion, and three related subthemes: Certainty, Information, and Support From Environment. Conclusion: Health care professionals should be aware of how women's decision-making is structured in the context of treatment choices for miscarriage, and discussion regarding treatment should address reason and emotion.
KW - decision-making
KW - miscarriage
KW - qualitative research
KW - treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jogn.2021.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jogn.2021.02.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109451085
SN - 0884-2175
VL - 50
SP - 439
EP - 449
JO - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JF - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
IS - 4
ER -