Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review

• Published in: BMC medical ethics Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 19
• Main Authors: FitzGerald, Chloë, Hurst, Samia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Health Personnel; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Prejudice; Professional-Patient Relations; Unconscious, Psychology; Stereotyping; Prejudice; Healthcare disparities; Attitudes of health personnel; Implicit bias

Implicit biases involve associations outside conscious awareness that lead to a negative evaluation of a person on the basis of irrelevant characteristics such as race or gender. This review examines the evidence that healthcare professionals display implicit biases towards patients. PubMed, PsychIN...