ArticleHealth services research2008
Testing for statistical discrimination by race/ethnicity in panel data for depression treatment in primary care.
Article in Health services research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01156610 (Tobacco Treatment Outreach to Reduce Disparities for Primary Care Populations), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Tobacco Treatment Outreach to Reduce Disparities for Primary Care Populations
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Abstract
objectiveTo test for discrimination by race/ethnicity arising from clinical uncertainty in treatment for depression, also known as "statistical discrimination." DATA SOURCES: We used survey data from 1,321 African-American, Hispanic, and white adults identified with depression in primary care. Surveys were administered every six months for two years in the Quality Improvement for Depression (QID) studies. STUDY
designTo examine whether and how change in depression severity affects change in treatment intensity by race/ethnicity, we used multivariate cross-sectional and change models that difference out unobserved time-invariant patient characteristics potentially correlated with race/ethnicity. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION
methodsTreatment intensity was operationalized as expenditures on drugs, primary care, and specialty services, weighted by national prices from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Patient race/ethnicity was collected at baseline by self-report. PRINCIPAL
findingsChange in depression severity is less associated with change in treatment intensity in minority patients than in whites, consistent with the hypothesis of statistical discrimination. The differential effect by racial/ethnic group was accounted for by use of mental health specialists.
conclusionsEnhanced physician-patient communication and use of standardized depression instruments may reduce statistical discrimination arising from clinical uncertainty and be useful in reducing racial/ethnic inequities in depression treatment.
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