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Patient-centered elective egg freezing: a binational qualitative study of best practices for women's quality of care.

Abstract：

PURPOSE:How can elective egg freezing (EEF) be made patient centered? This study asked women to reflect on their experiences of EEF, which included their insights and recommendations on the optimal delivery of patient-centered care. METHODS:In this binational, qualitative study, 150 women (114 in the USA, 36 in Israel) who had completed at least one cycle of EEF were recruited from four American IVF clinics (two academic, two private) and three in Israel (one academic, two private) over a two-year period (June 2014-August 2016). Women who volunteered for the study were interviewed by two medical anthropologists. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and entered into a qualitative data management program (Dedoose) for analysis. RESULTS:The majority (85%) of women were without partners at the time of EEF, and thus were undertaking EEF alone in mostly couples-oriented IVF clinics. Following the conceptual framework known as "patient-centered infertility care," we identified two broad categories and eleven specific dimensions of patient-centered EEF care, including (1) system factors: information, competence of clinic and staff, coordination and integration, accessibility, physical comfort, continuity and transition, and cost and (2) human factors: attitude and relationship with staff, communication, patient involvement and privacy, and emotional support. Cost was a unique factor of importance in both countries, despite their different healthcare delivery systems. CONCLUSIONS:Single women who are pursuing EEF alone in the mostly couples-oriented world of IVF have distinct and multifaceted needs. IVF clinics should strive to make best practices for patient-centered EEF care a high priority.

journal_name

J Assist Reprod Genet

journal_title

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics

authors

Inhorn MC,Birenbaum-Carmeli D,Westphal LM,Doyle J,Gleicher N,Meirow D,Dirnfeld M,Seidman D,Kahane A,Patrizio P

doi

10.1007/s10815-019-01481-2

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-06-01 00:00:00

pages

1081-1090

issue

eissn

1058-0468

issn

1573-7330

pii

10.1007/s10815-019-01481-2

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Patient-centered elective egg freezing: a binational qualitative study of best practices for women's quality of care.