Predictors of Satisfaction with Obstetric Care in High-risk Pregnancy: The Importance of Patient¨CProvider Relationship

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• 作者：Sheera F. Lerman ; Golan Shahar ; Kathryn A. Czarkowski ; Naamit Kurshan ; Urania Magriples ; Linda C. Mayes and C. Neill Epperson
• 关键词：High ; risk pregnancy ; Patient– ; doctor relationships ; Emotional distress ; Medical information ; Women’ ; s health
• 刊名：Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：December, 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：14
• 期：4
• 页码：330-334
• 全文大小：184.1 KB

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The study set out to examine the predictive effects of patients’ emotional distress and their relationships with their health care providers on satisfaction with obstetric services in high-risk pregnancies. Participants were 104 pregnant women with a history of recurrent losses, fetal demise, previous or current fetal genetic abnormality, advanced maternal age, or obstetric or medical complications of the present pregnancy. Self-report measures of emotional distress and the quality of their relationships with their medical provider were administered. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess the predictive effect of these variables on satisfaction with services. Provision of information, constructive communication, and good relationships predicted elevated satisfaction with health services. Provision of information also buffered against the adverse effect of emotional distress on satisfaction with health services. These findings elucidate the central role of provider–patient interaction, particularly as it is related to provision of information, in high-risk pregnancy.