Peers, parents, and partners. Determining the needs of the support person in an abortion clinic.
To ascertain how clinics might better meet the needs of support persons accompanying clients for an abortion, data were gathered through a questionnaire that related 25 statements to Maslow's five categories of need. The expressed needs of each support person were assessed and then compared by three groups designated by their relationship to the abortion client as either female peer, parent, or male partner. Significant differences (P less than 0.05) among categories of support persons were demonstrated on six of the 25 statements, a finding that suggests that abortion clinics should develop and implement counseling programs specific to the needs of each of the different groups.
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010379:Peer Group; D011247:Pregnancy; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires