The safety of health care for ethnic minority patients: a systematic review

• Published in: International journal for equity in health Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 118 - 25
• Main Authors: Chauhan, Ashfaq, Walton, Merrilyn, Manias, Elizabeth, Walpola, Ramesh Lahiru, Seale, Holly, Latanik, Monika, Leone, Desiree, Mears, Stephen, Harrison, Reema
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.07.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Complications; Consumers; Cross Infection; Delivery of Health Care - ethnology; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Ethnic factors; Ethnic minority; Ethnicity; Global Health; Health aspects; Health care; Health Equity; Health Personnel; Health Services; Healthcare disparities; Heterogeneity; Humans; Inequity; Medical Errors; Medical research; Minorities; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority Groups; Patient care; Patient engagement; Patient Safety; Patient safety events; Patients; Populations; Risk; Safety; Safety and security measures; Studies; Systematic Review; Australia; United States > US; Patient safety; Patient safety events; Inequity; Ethnic minority; Healthcare disparities; Patient engagement

Evidence to date indicates that patients from ethnic minority backgrounds may experience disparity in the quality and safety of health care they receive due to a range of socio-cultural factors. Although heightened risk of patient safety events is of key concern, there is a dearth of evidence regard...