Black patients are less satisfied with care from doctors
who show unintentional bias. Highly segregated areas have disparities in lung
cancer death rates, research shows.
By Kevin B. O'Reilly, amednews staff Jan. 28, 2013.
Two studies
published in January highlight the challenges blacks face in accessing
equitable, quality health care. In one study, primary care physicians found to
have unconscious bias against blacks received lower marks from their
African-American patients on measures of trust and communication skills.
Another study found that racial segregation exacerbates disparities in lung
cancer mortality. More than 130 Denver-area primary care doctors and other
health professionals such as nurse practitioners took psychological tests that
measure implicit bias toward different racial and ethnic groups. Test takers
were shown a series of faces, along with positive words such as
“joy” and bad words such as “nasty.” [...]
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