Patient-Reported Experiences of Discrimination in the US Health Care System.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although considerable evidence exists on the association between negative health outcomes and daily experiences of discrimination, less is known about such experiences in the health care system at the national level. It is critically necessary to measure and address discrimination in the health care system to mitigate harm to patients and as part of the larger ongoing project of responding to health inequities.

Objectives

To (1) identify the national prevalence of patient-reported experiences of discrimination in the health care system, the frequency with which they occur, and the main types of discrimination experienced and (2) examine differences in the prevalence of discrimination across demographic groups.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-se

SUBMITTER: Nong P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739133 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature