The state of research on racial/ethnic discrimination in the receipt of health care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We conducted a review to examine current literature on the effects of interpersonal and institutional racism and discrimination occurring within health care settings on the health care received by racial/ethnic minority patients.

Methods

We searched the PsychNet, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles on US populations published between January 1, 2008 and November 1, 2011. We used various combinations of the following search terms: discrimination, perceived discrimination, race, ethnicity, racism, institutional racism, stereotype, prejudice or bias, and health or health care. Fifty-eight articles were reviewed.

Results

Patient perception of discriminatory treatment and implicit provider biases were the most frequently examined topics in health care sett

SUBMITTER: Shavers VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3347711 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature