ReviewPatient education and counseling2018
Communicating with diverse patients: How patient and clinician factors affect disparities.
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Healthcare provider perspectives on a clinical decision tool to support individualized exercise prescriptions and discussions for breast cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- An Analysis of Grants Focused on Health Disparities Held by the National Cancer Institute's Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 2010-2024.Health communication · 2026Article
- Breast cancer survivors' perspectives on a clinical decision tool to support individualized exercise prescriptions and discussions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Development and acceptability testing of a tracheostomy decision support video for parents.PEC innovation · 2025Article
- Integrating a Health Equity Curriculum for General Surgery Residents: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of surgical education · 2025Article
- Challenges in the Transition from Acute Hospital Care to Home for Spanish-Speaking Latino Patients with TBI and Families: Perspectives of Healthcare Providers and Interpreters.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Nonadherence to guidelines for genetic testing in families with ovarian cancer shows racial bias.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025Article
- Use of Antihyperglycemic Medications Among US People with Limited English Proficiency.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Exercise Communication for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Scoping Review.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Trust in Physicians and End-of-Life Discussions and Preferences for Place of Care Among US Chinese Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivePatient-clinician communication (PCC) may generate or reduce healthcare disparities. This paper is based on the 2017 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare keynote address and reviews PCC literature as a research area for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).
methodsA narrative review of selected evidence on disparities in PCC experienced by race and ethnic minorities, associations between PCC and poor health outcomes, and patient and clinician factors related to PCC.
resultsFactors associated with poor quality PCC on the patient level include being a member of racial/ethnic minority, having limited English proficiency, and low health and digital literacy; on the clinician level, being less culturally competent, lacking communication skills to facilitate shared decision-making, and holding unconscious biases. Recommendations include offering patient- and/or clinician-targeted interventions to guard against unconscious biases and improve PCC, screening patients for health literacy and English proficiency, integrating PCC in performance processes, and leveraging health information technologies to address unconscious biases.
conclusionEffectivePCC is a pathway to decrease health disparities and promote health equity. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Standardized collection of social determinants of health in the Electronic Health Record is an importantfirst step in promoting more effective PCC.
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