Perceived Discrimination in Health Care Settings and Care Delays in Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Some US populations experience perceived discrimination in health care settings (PDHS) that may lead to delaying health care and worse health outcomes. It is crucial to understand potential mechanisms, such as patient-clinician communication (PCC), that may reduce these disparities.

Objective

To examine PCC as a mediating pathway between PDHS and health care delays due to nervousness about seeing a health care professional while considering the moderating roles of age and race and ethnicity.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study examined data from the All of Us Research Program between May 31, 2017, and April 30, 2022. Included participants were adults aged 18 years or older with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension. The data analysis

SUBMITTER: Jafari Bidgoli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880957 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature