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Patient Perspectives of Health System Barriers to Accessing Care for Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Qualitative Study by Leandra A. Barnes; Neha Shukla; Maia Paul; Isabella de Vere Hunt; Meghan C. Halley; Eleni Linos; Haley B. Naik is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Patient Perspectives of Health System Barriers to Accessing Care for Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Qualitative Study about?
IMPORTANCE Patient-perceived barriers to hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) care are poorly understood. Understanding health care barriers is a critical first step toward improving care for this population. OBJECTIVE To characterize the health care experiences of people living with HS, including perceived barriers and facilitators to health care access, and to elucidate potential associations among these barriers and facilitators, health care access, and disease activity. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this qualitative study, an inductive thematic analysis was conducted on 45 in-depth, 60-to 90-minute semistructured interviews of 45 people with HS from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds that took place between March and April 2020. Individuals were eligible if they could speak English, were 18 years or older, and were diagnosed with HS. A diagnosis of HS was confirmed through physician diagnosis or through self-reported, affirmative response to the validated screening question, "Do you experience boils in your armpits or groin that recur at least every six months?" MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. A modified grounded theory appr
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- Author
- Leandra A. Barnes; Neha Shukla; Maia Paul; Isabella de Vere Hunt; Meghan C. Halley; Eleni Linos; Haley B. Naik
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)