'What women want': Using image theory to develop expectations of maternity care framework
Abstract
Objectives: to develop, in consultation with women, a theoretically-grounded framework to guide the assessment of women's maternity-care experiences. Design: qualitative research was undertaken with women to examine the appropriateness of Image Theory as a heuristic for understanding how women plan and evaluate their maternity-care experiences. Setting: maternity-care services in metropolitan and regional communities in Western Australia. Outcomes: an Episodes of Maternity Care Framework grounded in Image Theory was established that addressed various domains of women's perceptions and expectations of their maternity-care experience. Conclusions: previously-identified weaknesses of methods used to measure patient satisfaction were addressed and a valid framework for investigating women's perception of their maternity-services experiences was developed. This framework has the potential to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of maternity-care service.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2015
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
18574
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Comments
Clark, K., Beatty, S., Reibel, T. (2015). 'What women want': Using image theory to develop expectations of maternity care framework in Midwifery, 31(5), 505-511. Available here.