Race and ethnicity and self-reported racial/ethnic discrimination in breast cancer patient interactions with providers in the Pathways Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the association of race and ethnicity groups with self-reported racial/ethnic discrimination in patient-provider interactions during the diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Pathways Study, a prospective cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer from 2006-2013 in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Health Care System. Racial/ethnic discrimination in patient-provider interactions was assessed with two questions from the Interpersonal Processes of Care survey at baseline and 6-months and 24-months post-diagnosis. Logistic regression was performed to compare women who self-identified as racial or ethnic minorities with Non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. Covariates included age at diagnosis, country of origin, educ

SUBMITTER: Bitsie KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11785627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature