Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes

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dc.contributor.advisorColvin, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorJaffe, Atara
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-10T10:10:12Z
dc.date.available2022-03-10T10:10:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-02-16T08:24:12Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: The prevalence of global abortion rates coupled with the lack of systematic assessment tools for monitoring women's abortion experiences has necessitated the creation of a core outcome set (COS) outlining key outcomes of women's abortion experiences. Objectives: Utilizing a woman-centered lens, this project attempts to establish this core outcome set through a qualitative systematic review of key abortion outcomes as espoused by women's perspectives across the globe. Methods: A qualitative review was performed to determine outcomes that are meaningful to women experiencing abortion. Findings: After analyzing the qualitative data produced by the 32 included studies, nine core outcomes were established. These outcomes include continuity of care, the capacity to cope effectively with the psychological dimensions of abortion, and the capacity for self-care/self management during their abortion processes. Women also discussed the importance of feeling a sense of autonomy, choice and control during their abortion experiences as well as feeling that healthcare providers met their information needs. Feeling emotionally supported by healthcare providers as well as having felt treated respectfully by healthcare providers, the capacity to control/management of pain, side effects and complications and the social repercussions of abortion were identified as core outcomes. Conclusion: Incorporating these findings into relevant surgical and medical abortion trials has the potential to increase the impact of women's perspectives and experiences on the study of abortion.
dc.identifier.apacitationJaffe, A. (2021). <i>Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36028en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJaffe, Atara. <i>"Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36028en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJaffe, A. 2021. Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36028en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Jaffe, Atara AB - Background: The prevalence of global abortion rates coupled with the lack of systematic assessment tools for monitoring women's abortion experiences has necessitated the creation of a core outcome set (COS) outlining key outcomes of women's abortion experiences. Objectives: Utilizing a woman-centered lens, this project attempts to establish this core outcome set through a qualitative systematic review of key abortion outcomes as espoused by women's perspectives across the globe. Methods: A qualitative review was performed to determine outcomes that are meaningful to women experiencing abortion. Findings: After analyzing the qualitative data produced by the 32 included studies, nine core outcomes were established. These outcomes include continuity of care, the capacity to cope effectively with the psychological dimensions of abortion, and the capacity for self-care/self management during their abortion processes. Women also discussed the importance of feeling a sense of autonomy, choice and control during their abortion experiences as well as feeling that healthcare providers met their information needs. Feeling emotionally supported by healthcare providers as well as having felt treated respectfully by healthcare providers, the capacity to control/management of pain, side effects and complications and the social repercussions of abortion were identified as core outcomes. Conclusion: Incorporating these findings into relevant surgical and medical abortion trials has the potential to increase the impact of women's perspectives and experiences on the study of abortion. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes TI - Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36028 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36028
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJaffe A. Woman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36028en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.titleWoman-Centered Outcomes for Medical and Surgical Abortion: A Systematic Review of Core Outcomes
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPH
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