Impact of perceived discrimination in healthcare on patient-provider communication

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 49; no. 7; p. 626
• Main Authors: Hausmann, Leslie R M, Hannon, Michael J, Kresevic, Denise M, Hanusa, Barbara H, Kwoh, C Kent, Ibrahim, Said A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Aged; Black or African American - psychology; Communication; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Healthcare Disparities - ethnology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics - statistics & numerical data; Osteoarthritis, Hip - therapy; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Perception; Prejudice; Professional-Patient Relations; Quality of Life; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs - statistics & numerical data; White People - psychology; United States

The impact of patients' perceptions of discrimination in healthcare on patient-provider interactions is unknown. To examine association of past perceived discrimination with subsequent patient-provider communication. Observational cross-sectional study. African-American (N=100) and white (N=253...