Descriptive Analysis of the 2014 Race-Based Healthcare Disparities Measurement Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are more than 500 articles in the 2014 race-based healthcare disparities literature across a broad array of diseases and outcomes. However, unlike many other forms of research (e.g., clinical trials and systematic reviews), there are no required reporting guidelines when submitting results of disparities studies to journals.

Objective

This study describes the race-based healthcare disparities measurement literature in terms of study design, journal characteristics, generation of health disparities research, type of disparity measure used, and adherence to disparities measurement guidelines.

Methods

We searched three databases of peer-reviewed literature, PubMed, Ovid Medline, and JSTOR, for English language articles published in 2014 on racial/ethnic

SUBMITTER: Goodman MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332523 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature