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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedDos Santos Marques IC, Herbey II, Theiss LM
Understanding the surgical experience for African-Americans and Caucasians with enhanced recovery.
The purpose of this study was to use qualitative methods to better understand the surgical experience for African-American and Caucasian patients in the setting of an enhanced recovery program (ERP). Findings showed that African-American and Caucasian surgical patients have varied surgical experiences even under an ERP. All patients, however, valued the ability to obtain, process, and understand health information during the surgical process. These elements define "health literacy" and suggest the importance of providing health literacy-sensitive care in surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Dos Santos Marques IC, Herbey II, Theiss LM .
Understanding the surgical experience for African-Americans and Caucasians with enhanced recovery.
J Surg Res 2020 Jun;250:12-22. doi: //10.1016/j.jss.2019.12.034..
Keywords: Surgery, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Patient Experience, Disparities, Health Literacy, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Gonzalez CM, Deno ML, Kintzer E
Patient perspectives on racial and ethnic implicit bias in clinical encounters: implications for curriculum development.
Patients describe feelings of bias and prejudice in clinical encounters; however, their perspectives on restoring the encounter, once bias is perceived, are not known. In order to inform the design of novel patient-centered curricular interventions, this study explored patients' perceptions of bias, and suggestions for restoring relationships if bias was perceived. The investigators concluded that participant lived experience and physician behaviors influence perceptions of bias, however clinical relationships can be restored following perceived bias.
AHRQ-funded; HS023199.
Citation: Gonzalez CM, Deno ML, Kintzer E .
Patient perspectives on racial and ethnic implicit bias in clinical encounters: implications for curriculum development.
Patient Educ Couns 2018 Sep;101(9):1669-75. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.05.016..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Disparities, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Patient Experience