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Sociodemographic differences in fears and mistrust contributing to unwillingness to participate in cancer screenings
- Source :
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 23
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Effective provider-patient relationships are vital for positive patient health outcomes. This analysis assessed sociodemographic differences in fears and mistrust related to the provider-patient relationship, which may contribute to unwillingness to participate in cancer screenings (CSs). The data are from a stratified, random-digit dial telephone questionnaire of non-institutionalized households in New York, Maryland, and Puerto Rico. Statistically significant results indicate that Hispanics, compared with Whites, were nearly two times more likely to report that fear of being a "guinea pig" and lacking trust in medical people would make them unwilling to participate in CSs. Additionally, those with less education were over two times more likely to indicate a fear of being embarrassed during the screening would make them unwilling to participate in CSs. These results highlight areas where health professionals can improve interactions with their patients and be attentive to their fears and/or mistrusts to promote CSs utilization.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
New York
Health outcomes
Trust
White People
Article
Young Adult
Cancer screening
medicine
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
Young adult
Early Detection of Cancer
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Physician-Patient Relations
Health professionals
Maryland
Extramural
business.industry
Puerto Rico
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer
Fear
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Aged
Positive patient
medicine.disease
Black or African American
Socioeconomic Factors
Family medicine
Female
business
Attitude to Health
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15486869
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....96165722dccb1a80fed2b04ebbc26863