Open AccessThe Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Patient Experiences With Health Care
Author(s) -
Robert WeechMaldonado,
Allyson G. Hall,
Thomas Bryant,
Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins,
Marc N. Elliott
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31825fb235
Subject(s) - medicaid , ethnic group , medicine , health care , perception , family medicine , race (biology) , psychology , botany , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology , economics , biology , economic growth
Prior studies have shown that racial/ethnic minorities have lower Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) scores. Perceived discrimination may mediate the relationship between race/ethnicity and patient experiences with care.