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Psychosocial correlates of medical mistrust among African American men.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20077134     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The current study proposed and tested a conceptual model of medical mistrust in a sample of African American men (N = 216) recruited primarily from barbershops in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. Potential psychosocial correlates were grouped into background factors, masculine role identity/socialization factors, recent healthcare experiences, recent socioenvironmental experiences (e.g., discrimination), and healthcare system outcome expectations (e.g., perceived racism in healthcare). Direct and mediated relationships were assessed. Results from the hierarchical regression analyses suggest that perceived racism in healthcare was the most powerful correlate of medical mistrust even after controlling for other factors. Direct effects were found for age, masculine role identity, recent patient-physician interaction quality, and discrimination experiences. Also, perceived racism in healthcare mediated the relationship between discrimination experiences and medical mistrust. These findings suggest that African American men's mistrust of healthcare organizations is related to personal characteristics, previous negative social/healthcare experiences, and expectations of disparate treatment on the basis of race. These findings also imply that aspects of masculine role identity shape the tone of patient-physician interactions in ways that impede trust building processes.
Authors:
Wizdom Powell Hammond
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of community psychology     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1573-2770     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Community Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-31     Completed Date:  2011-04-29     Revised Date:  2011-07-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0364535     Medline TA:  Am J Community Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  87-106     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Health Behavior Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. wizdom.powell@unc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans / psychology*
Aged
Georgia
Humans
Male
Michigan
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology*
Prejudice
Questionnaires
Trust*
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1L60MD002605-01/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS; 3U01CA114629-04S2/CA/NCI NIH HHS; L60 MD002605-01/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS
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