DNP: PICO Introduction
Information is power in healthcare. This is particularly true in the area of contraception, given that a great deal of misinformation exists in the popular culture and online in relation to women’s sexual health. It is thus vitally important to know how best to teach women about how best to manage their reproductive lives so that they have the maximum amount of autonomy over when and with whom they have children. According to Dehlendorf, Krajewski, & Borrero (2014), the rate of unintended pregnancy is 50% in the United States, a rather extraordinary figure given the status of the nation as one of the world’s most developed nations. My PICO question for my DNP project is: “In childbearing women who receive GYN services at an OB/GYN clinic (P), how effective is a structured contraception counseling (I) compared to the current individual teaching sessions (C) offered by the healthcare provider in increasing patients’ knowledge of contraception (O)?”
My question is specifically designed to answer the question of how best to disseminate healthcare-related information to patients. It is based upon the principle that “providers have the potential to positively influence women's ability to use contraception during health care visits…Optimizing this counseling is one...
References
Dehlendorf, C., Krajewski, C., & Borrero, S. (2014). Contraceptive counseling: Best practices to ensure quality communication and enable effective contraceptive use. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 57(4), 659–673. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216627/
Hall, K. S. (2012). The Health Belief Model can guide modern contraceptive behavior research and practice. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 57(1), 74–81. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790325/
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