Medical decision making among patients with heart failure - does migration background matter?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some studies, mainly coming from the U.S., indicate disparities in heart failure (HF) treatment according to migration/ethnicity. However, respective results are inconsistent and cannot be transferred to other health care systems. Thus, we will address the following research question: Are there differences in the diagnosis and management of HF between patients with and without a Turkish migration background in Germany?

Methods

A factorial experimental design with video vignettes was applied. In the filmed simulated initial encounters, professional actors played patients, who consulted a primary care physician because of typical HF symptoms. While the dialog was identical in all videos, patients differed in terms of Turkish migration history (no/yes), sex (male/fem

SUBMITTER: von dem Knesebeck O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488718 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature