What defines "patient retention?" A discussion
Aug 2, 2019 16:20:57 GMT -5
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Post by Tanya Munroe on Aug 2, 2019 16:20:57 GMT -5
Q: Is it attending a certain number of sessions? Is it attending session 10 or the last session before delivery?
A: shared by Margie ( have recently been asked the question what constitutes a dose of Centering, so reached out to Tanya and some reseachers that I know (including Emily who did the research review at the SouthEast Consortium last year). General consensus lands on the number five sessions with a minimum of three, although through the years there has been much discussion around what it really is and many believe it is when the patient/participant feels a sense of belonging. "This is my group, I belong here" type of qualitative response. I do not think it has been published or even studied as qualitative research so it's difficult. Just a perception that seems to have some resonance.
There is an article that actually says 5 visits. My thoughts, and sorry not more concrete info on the magic of our model!
A: shared by Margie ( have recently been asked the question what constitutes a dose of Centering, so reached out to Tanya and some reseachers that I know (including Emily who did the research review at the SouthEast Consortium last year). General consensus lands on the number five sessions with a minimum of three, although through the years there has been much discussion around what it really is and many believe it is when the patient/participant feels a sense of belonging. "This is my group, I belong here" type of qualitative response. I do not think it has been published or even studied as qualitative research so it's difficult. Just a perception that seems to have some resonance.
There is an article that actually says 5 visits. My thoughts, and sorry not more concrete info on the magic of our model!