TY - JOUR
T1 - A qualitative analysis of women’s satisfaction with primary care from a panel of focus groups in the National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health
AU - Anderson, Roger T.
AU - Barbara, Angela M.
AU - Weisman, Carol
AU - Hudson Scholle, Sarah
AU - Binko, Joann
AU - Schneider, Tracy
AU - Freund, Karen
AU - Gwinner, Valerie
PY - 2001/8
Y1 - 2001/8
N2 - Health issues unique to women and differences in healthcare experiences have recently gained attention as health plans and systems seek to extend and improve health promotion and disease prevention in the population. Successful efforts focused on enhancing quality of care will require information from the patient’s perspective on how to improve such services to best support women’s attempts to lead healthy and productive lives. The National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health program (CoE), sponsored by the Office on Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, is based on an integrated model uniting research, training, healthcare, and community education and outreach. To examine women’s concept and definitions of healthcare quality, 18 focus groups comprising 137 women were conducted nationwide on experiences and attributes of healthcare that women value in primary care. Following the focus groups, a woman-focused healthcare satisfaction instrument was developed for the purpose of assessing and improving healthcare delivery. We describe the qualitative results of the focus group study.
AB - Health issues unique to women and differences in healthcare experiences have recently gained attention as health plans and systems seek to extend and improve health promotion and disease prevention in the population. Successful efforts focused on enhancing quality of care will require information from the patient’s perspective on how to improve such services to best support women’s attempts to lead healthy and productive lives. The National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health program (CoE), sponsored by the Office on Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, is based on an integrated model uniting research, training, healthcare, and community education and outreach. To examine women’s concept and definitions of healthcare quality, 18 focus groups comprising 137 women were conducted nationwide on experiences and attributes of healthcare that women value in primary care. Following the focus groups, a woman-focused healthcare satisfaction instrument was developed for the purpose of assessing and improving healthcare delivery. We describe the qualitative results of the focus group study.
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U2 - 10.1089/15246090152563515
DO - 10.1089/15246090152563515
M3 - Article
C2 - 11571093
AN - SCOPUS:0034769658
VL - 10
SP - 637
EP - 647
JO - Journal of Women's Health
JF - Journal of Women's Health
SN - 1540-9996
IS - 7
ER -