title: Rural African American women's descriptions of mammogram quality.
abstract: The voices of rural women are frequently absent in discussions of quality healthcare. This study utilized a phenomenological research design to examine rural African American women's descriptions of mammogram quality. Twenty-three women in rural Georgia communities were interviewed. Participants desired quality mammogram experiences in which they were treated with kindness and respect, were given explanations of the mammogram procedure and outcome, and were cared for by health professionals who were competent in their roles.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Primary Care and the Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA. swbrown@msm.edu
authors.forename: Shanita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams-Brown
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meinersmann
authors.forename: Dee M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Janice Mitchell
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003142:Communication; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*