Functional interpretations of sadness, stress and demoralization among an urban population of low-income mothers.

Objectives: We sought to understand how low-income urban mothers explain feelings of sadness, stress or demoralization in the context of their life experiences.

Methods: 28 in-depth qualitative interviews, constituting part of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project aimed at developing a culturally relevant, community-based intervention for maternal depression. Qualitative data validity was ensured through investigator and expert triangulation, and through member checking.

"You get what you get": unexpected findings about low-income parents' negative experiences with community resources.

Context: Community-based resources are considered a critical part of the American health care system. However, studies evaluating the effectiveness of such resources have not been accompanied by rigorous explorations of the perceptions or experiences of those who use them.

Objectives: We aimed to understand and classify types of negative perceptions that low-income parents have of community resources.

[Patient's perspectives with regard to anesthesia services].

Purpose: Whereas patients most often select their surgeon, they don't usually select their anesthesiologist. Further, anesthesia frequently involves different physicians at different stages perioperatively. This inability to choose and the multiplicity of interveners may reduce patient satisfaction.