| Description |
The purpose of this study was to explore the schemata primary care providers use to process information during an encounter with a patient with diabetes, the sources of information, and the completeness of those sources. This study was descriptive and qualitative using techniques from focused ethnography. A purposive sample of primary care providers in an urban area of Utah participated. The sample included 1 nurse practitioner, 2 family practice residents, and 7 primary care physicians. The data were collected using one-to-one, unstructured interviews, passive participation observation, and semistructured interviews. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed. Observations took place in each clinic as the providers cared for patients with diabetes. Field notes were written for each observation. The semistructured interviews were based upon analysis of the field notes. Each transcript was coded line by line using descriptive codes to identify the characteristics of patients with diabetes and the sources and content of information gathered by providers. Coding then continued to build the smaller codes into clusters and networks. |
