Satisfaction with Health Care among Latinas

Abraído-Lanza, Ana F.; Céspedes, Amarilis; Daya, Shaira; Flórez, Karen R.; White, Kellee

doi:10.1353/hpu.2011.0042

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“…While some Latino immigrants may be healthier than U.S.-born Latinos and non-Hispanic Whites, this may not be the case in every situation and access to health care has consistently been found to be related to better health outcomes (Abraído-Lanza et al, 2011). Latinos underutilize health care and while underutilization does not necessarily mean poor health, studies have found that as the acculturation process progresses, the health of many Latino immigrants deteriorates (Alderete et al, 2000;Torres, 2010).…”

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Linguistic Acculturation and Perceptions of Quality, Access, and Discrimination in Health Care Among Latinos in the United States

Becerra

Androff

Messing

et al. 2015

Social Work in Health Care

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This study examined the relationship between acculturation and Latinos' perceptions of health care treatment quality, discrimination, and access to health information. The results of this study indicated that participants who had lower levels of acculturation perceived: 1) greater discrimination in health care treatment; 2) a lower quality of health care treatment; 3) less confidence filling out health related forms; and 4) greater challenges understanding written information about their medical conditions. Participants who identified as immigrants also perceived that their poor quality of medical care was due to their inability to pay and to their race/ethnicity.

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Linguistic Acculturation and Perceptions of Quality, Access, and Discrimination in Health Care Among Latinos in the United States

Becerra

Androff

Messing

et al. 2015

Social Work in Health Care

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“…They found that Hispanic participants were more likely to be dissatisfied with overall healthcare and how their physicians treated them compared with non-Hispanic whites, especially on provider dimensions such as ‘listening carefully’ during a treatment encounter [92]. A recent study found that greater waiting time predicted dissatisfaction with healthcare among Latinas [93]. Chiauzzi and colleagues surveyed healthcare professionals to assess the relationship between provider characteristics and their perception of pain treatment in Hispanic patients.…”

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Ethnic Differences in Pain and Pain Management

2012

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SUMMARY Considerable evidence demonstrates substantial ethnic disparities in the prevalence, treatment, progression and outcomes of pain-related conditions. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying these group differences is of crucial importance in reducing and eliminating disparities in the pain experience. Over recent years, accumulating evidence has identified a variety of processes, from neurophysiological factors to structural elements of the healthcare system, that may contribute to shaping individual differences in pain. For example, the experience of pain differentially activates stress-related physiological responses across various ethnic groups, members of different ethnic groups appear to use differing coping strategies in managing pain complaints, providers’ treatment decisions vary as a function of patient ethnicity and pharmacies in predominantly minority neighborhoods are far less likely to stock potent analgesics. These diverse factors, and others may all play a role in facilitating elevated levels of pain-related suffering among individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds. Here, we present a brief, nonexhaustive review of the recent literature and potential physiological and sociocultural mechanisms underlying these ethnic group disparities in pain outcomes.

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“…In these studies, primarily urban and older Latino populations were surveyed. Recent studies have noted a paucity of research on the effects of discriminatory practices and mistrust of providers and the overall health care system among Latinos ,. To date, no studies assessing medical mistrust or perceived discrimination have focused on Latinos living in rural areas or young‐adult Latinos.…”

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