| Physicians' implicit and explicit attitudes about race by MD race, ethnicity, and gender. | |
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PMID: 19648715 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent reports suggest that providers' implicit attitudes about race contribute to racial and ethnic health care disparities. However, little is known about physicians' implicit racial attitudes. This study measured implicit and explicit attitudes about race using the Race Attitude Implicit Association Test (IAT) for a large sample of test takers (N=404,277), including a sub-sample of medical doctors (MDs) (n=2,535). Medical doctors, like the entire sample, showed an implicit preference for White Americans relative to Black Americans. We examined these effects among White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian MDs and by physician gender. Strength of implicit bias exceeded self-report among all test takers except African American MDs. African American MDs, on average, did not show an implicit preference for either Blacks or Whites, and women showed less implicit bias than men. Future research should explore whether, and under what conditions, MDs' implicit attitudes about race affect the quality of medical care. |
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Authors:
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Janice Sabin; Brian A Nosek; Anthony Greenwald; Frederick P Rivara |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of health care for the poor and underserved Volume: 20 ISSN: 1049-2089 ISO Abbreviation: J Health Care Poor Underserved Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-03 Completed Date: 2009-09-29 Revised Date: 2012-04-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9103800 Medline TA: J Health Care Poor Underserved Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 896-913 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Washington, School of Medicine, WA, USA. sabinja@u-washington.edu |
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Adult African Americans Attitude of Health Personnel / ethnology* Data Collection European Continental Ancestry Group Female Humans Internet Male Physicians* Prejudice* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1-R36HS1576-01/HS/AHRQ HHS; R-01 MH68447-01/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; T32 MH020010-05/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; T32MH20010/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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