MinoritiesBACKGROUND: It is widely claimed that racial and ethnic minorities, especially in the US, are less willing than non-minority individuals to participate in health research. Yet, there is a paucity of empirical data to substantiate this claim. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We performed a ...
The theme of this volume is "Health Care Services, Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Undeserved Populations: Patient and Provider Perspectives". The volume is divided into five sections. The first section discusses the overall issue of health care disparities and undeserved populations and also provides...
Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive a lower quality of healthcare than non-minorities, even when access-related factors, such as patients’ insurance status and income, are controlled. The sources of these disparities are complex, are rooted in historic and contemporary inequities, and inv...
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Background It is widely claimed that racial and ethnic minorities, especially in the US, are less willing than non-minority individuals to participate in health research. Yet, there is a paucity of empirical data to substantiate this claim. Methods and Findings We performed a comprehensive literatu...
This chapter situates healthcare as a concern for the field of adult education through a critique of disparities in access to healthcare, quality of care received, and caregiver services for racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities. 展开 关键词: Access to Health Care Minority Groups Adult Educatio...
Objective To assess racial/ethnic variation ha access to healthcare, use of particular healthcare services, presence of cardiovascular risk factors, and perceptions of health and impairment among women at risk for type 2 diabetes because of their history of gestational diabetes mellitus (hGDM) Resear...
Free Executive Summary Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive a lower quality of healthcare than non-minorities, even when access-related factors, such as patients' insurance status and income, are controlled. The source...
Moreover, it is unknown whether strategies specifically designed to reduce disparities in healthcare between racial/ethnic minorities and whites (in contrast to those simply aimed at improving quality) have been implemented successfully. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the best ...
However, there is a dearth of research on sex and racial/ethnic differences in the reason for 30-day readmission. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using 2006–2012 data from the State Inpatient Database of eight geographically-diverse US states (Arkansas, California, Florida, ...