Open AccessIs Perceived Stigma in Clinical Settings Associated With Poor Health Status Among New York City’s Residents of Color?
Author(s) -
Prabal K. De,
Alexis Pozen,
Henna Budhwani
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000001205
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , medicine , health equity , mental health , health care , ethnic group , public health , affect (linguistics) , odds ratio , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , family medicine , psychology , nursing , communication , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
Our objectives were to assess rates of perceived stigma in health care (clinical) settings reported by racially diverse New York City residents and to examine if this perceived stigma is associated with poorer physical and mental health outcomes.