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Perceived Discrimination in Health Care Settings: Analysis of In-Depth Interviews of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Health care discrimination is a barrier to patient-provider communication and effective self-management for patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition that disproportionately affects people of color. This article provides an analysis of in-depth interviews with patients with type 2 diabetes about their experiences of health care discrimination. Participants reported that their experiences of health care discrimination were rooted in their social identities. They often reported believing that discrimination led to assumptions and biases that negatively affected their health care experience. They also reported varying responses to perceived discrimination, ranging from hesitation to advocacy. This study highlights the need for health care systems to prioritize identifying and reducing specific health care provider behaviors that patients with diabetes perceive as discrimination.
DOI: 10.2337/cd24-0093
Authors: Miguel Cid, Benjamin L. Cook, Leslie B. Adams, Dharma E. Cortés, Caryn R.R. Rodgers, Margo Moyer, Nathaniel M. Tran, Selma de Castro, Esther Lee, María José Sánchez Román, Natasha A. Kaushal, Danny McCormick, Ana M. Progovac
Institutions: Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard University, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, John Snow (United States), University of Illinois Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Nebraska Medical Center, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, New York University
Language: English
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4410540579
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