Understanding African Americans' views of the trustworthiness of physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many scholars have written about the historical underpinnings and likely consequences of African Americans distrust in health care, yet little research has been done to understand if and how this distrust affects African Americans' current views of the trustworthiness of physicians.

Objective

To better understand what trust and distrust in physicians means to African Americans.

Design

Focus-group study, using an open-ended discussion guide.

Setting

Large public hospital and community organization in Chicago, IL.

Patients

Convenience sample of African-American adult men and women.

Measurements

Each focus group was systematically coded using grounded theory analysis. The research team then identified themes that commonly arose across the

SUBMITTER: Jacobs EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1924632 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature