Race/Ethnicity and Perception of Care: Does Patient-Provider Concordance Matter?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 We determine whether racial concordance between postpartum patients and obstetric providers (dyads) impacts the perception of quality of care among people undergoing intrapartum obstetrical procedures.

Study design

 This is a prospective cohort study of postpartum people who underwent operative vaginal or cesarean deliveries in the second stage of labor. Participants were asked to identify the race of their primary provider and complete the Interpersonal Processes of Care (IPC) survey, which assesses communication, patient-centered decision-making, and interpersonal style. The association of participant-identified patient-provider racial concordance with IPC scores was determined. The primary outcome was the IPC subdomain related to discrimination, and secondary o

SUBMITTER: Adams C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323858 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature