Experiences of racial discrimination in the medical setting and associations with medical mistrust and expectations of care among black patients seeking addiction treatment

Original research
par
Hall, O. Trent et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Experiences of racial discrimination in the medical setting are common among Black patients and may be linked to mistrust in medical recommendations and poorer clinical outcomes. However, little is known about the prevalence of experiences of racial mistreatment by healthcare workers among Black patients seeking addiction treatment, or how these experiences might influence Black patients' medical mistrust or expectations of care.

Constatations/points à retenir

Seventy-nine percent (n = 113) of participants reported prior experiences of racial discrimination during healthcare. Racial discrimination in the medical setting was associated with greater mistrust in the medical system and worse expectations regarding racial discrimination in addiction treatment including delays in care-seeking due to concern for discrimination, projected non-adherence and fears of discrimination-precipitated relapse.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Surveys, n=143

Mots clés

Hesitancy of prescribers
Equity
About prescribers
Barriers and enablers