The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #48430

Patricia A Moore, DrPH, RN¹, Hector Balcazar, PhD², Dean Coonrod, MD, MPH³, Jane Brady, RN, MS³, Curt Bay, PhD⁴, and Robert Russ, BS⁴. (1) College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2) Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Texas School of Public Health, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107, (3) Department of OB-GYN, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, 602-344-5431, patricia.moore@asu.edu, (4) Department of Academic Affairs, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Two qualitative methodologies were employed to explore Arizona's Neonatal Intensive Care health service utilization issues from the users' and providers' perspectives and to help researchers better understand and interpret the results of an extensive quantitative analysis. This section describes the purpose, methods and major themes/highlights of the phone interviews and focus groups for the community health nurse providers and the focus groups for the service users (Mexican-American mothers of NICP enrolled infants).

Learning Objectives:

• To describe the use of interview and focus group methodology as one part of a large quantitatively-based study. 2.To recognize the value of qualitative methodology as an adjunct to quantitative analysis.

Keywords: Access and Services, Maternal and Child Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Neonatal Intensive Care Program, Arizona Department of Health Services
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: I am a medical director for a program in a separate branch of the Arizona Department of Health Services. I am not an employee.