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Is Doctor-Patient Race Concordance Associated with Greater Satisfaction with Care

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ID2580896
AuthorsThomas A Laveist (corresponding author), Amani Nuru-Jeter, Amani Nuru‐jeter (Johns Hopkins University)
Year2002
Volume43
Issue3
Pages296
Publication date2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3090205
PMID12467254
OpenAlexW2037884136
LanguageEN
Citations received128
References cited15

We examined a national sample of African American, white, Hispanic, and Asian American respondents to test the hypothesis that doctor-patient race concordance is predictive of patient satisfaction. Our analysis examined racial/ethnic differences in patient satisfaction among patients in multiple combinations of doctor-patient race/ethnicity pairs. Additionally, we outline the determinants of doctor-patient race concordance. The analysis used the 1994 Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey to construct a series of multivariate models. We found that for respondents in each race/ethnic group, patients who had a choice in the selection of their physician were more likely to be race concordant. Whites were more likely to be race concordant with their physician compared to African American, Hispanic, and Asian American respondents. Among each race/ethnic group, respondents who were race concordant reported greater satisfaction with their physician compared with respondents who were not race concordant. These findings suggest support for the continuation of efforts to increase the number of minority physicians, while placing greater emphasis on improving the ability of physicians to interact with patients who are not of their own race

Concordance · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health care · Health equity · Multivariate analysis · Public health · Race (biology) · Race and health · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Gerontology

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