30 interviews with patients from underserved minority groups explore experiences with serious illness conversations. Seiko Izumi conducted interviews averaging 38 minutes at four primary care clinics and one nursing home in the Pacific Northwest. The study aims to identify structures that make these clinical conversations accessible and acceptable to vulnerable populations.
Use Cases
- Analyzing patient perspectives on serious illness conversations based on interview transcripts.
- Identifying barriers to effective clinical communication based on patient background factors like race, education, and socioeconomic status.
- Developing training materials for clinicians based on patient-reported experiences and preferences.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of advance care planning approaches for minority populations.
Strengths
- 30 patient interviews provide qualitative depth.
- Average interview length of 38 minutes suggests detailed narratives.
- Recruitment from multiple sites (four clinics and one nursing home) offers diverse perspectives.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Pacific Northwest recruitment sites.
Provenance
- Source
- Izumi, Seiko
- Collection Method
- Individual interviews conducted in-person, via telephone, or video call.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-20 20:00:48; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Pacific Northwest, specifically diverse inner-city communities.