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ArticleBMC health services research2009

Digging deeper: quality of patient-provider communication across Hispanic subgroups.

Lorraine S Wallace, Jennifer E DeVoe, Edwin S Rogers, Joanne Protheroe, Gillian Rowlands, George E Fryer

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Article in BMC health services research, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Is Patient-Provider Racial Concordance Associated with Hispanics' Satisfaction with Health Care?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Lorraine S WallaceUniversity of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. lwallace@mc.utmck.edu
Jennifer E DeVoe
Edwin S Rogers
Joanne Protheroe
Gillian Rowlands
George E Fryer
London South Bank University · GBOregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · USUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent research suggests that ethnic subgroup designation plays an important role in health-related disparities among Hispanics. Our objective was to examine the influence of Hispanics' self-reported ethnic subgroup designation on perceptions of their health care providers' communication behaviors.

methodsCross-sectional analysis of the 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Participants included non-institutionalized Hispanics (n = 5197; US population estimate = 27,070,906), aged > or = 18 years, reporting visiting a health care provider within the past 12 months. Six (n = 6) items were used to capture respondents' perceptions of their health care providers' communication behaviors.

resultsAfter controlling for socio-demographic covariates, compared to Other Hispanics (reference group), very few differences in perceptions of health care providers communication emerged across ethnic subgroups. Puerto Ricans were more likely to report that their health care provider "always" showed respect for what they had to say (OR = 2.16, 95% CI 1.16-4.03). Both Puerto Ricans (OR = 2.28, 95% CI 1.06-4.92) and Mexicans (OR = 1.88, 95% CI 1.02-3.46) were more likely to indicate that their health care provider "always" spent enough time with them as compared to Other Hispanics.

conclusionsWe observed very few differences among Hispanics respondents in their perceived quality of interactions with health care providers as a function of their ethnic subgroup designation. While our findings somewhat contradict previous research, they do suggest that other underlying factors may influence the quality of perceived interactions with health care providers.

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CommunicationProfessional-Patient RelationsAdolescentAdultAgedAttitude to HealthCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionQuality of Health Care

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PMID20025725
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