Mapping DC health inequities
A scoping review comparing scientific and medical humanities approaches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22233168 |
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| Authors | Sweta Ghatti (Georgetown University, corresponding author), Scott Dorris (Georgetown University), Xue Geng (0000-0003-4100-9899, Georgetown University), Christopher J King (0000-0003-3069-7841, Georgetown University), Lakshmi Krishnan (0000-0002-1224-7380, Georgetown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2662-9992 • E-ISSN: 2662-9992 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41599-025-06157-0 |
| OpenAlex | W4416905534 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
There are significant health disparities that exist in Washington, DC, especially when considering variables such as race, socioeconomic status, place of residence, and language. This study analyzes and compares the medical humanities literature to scientific literature to identify if the medical humanities can illuminate more of the root causes of health disparities. A systematic search was conducted, identifying a total of 119 articles for analysis. Of those articles, 51 were tagged as medical humanities papers, or studies exploring the ethical, historical, literary, philosophical, and religious dimensions of medicine and health. Data extracted from each article included age, gender, and race of the study population, the condition studied, and significant barriers to health. Analysis revealed that medical humanities papers were significantly more likely to identify systemic information gaps (78.4% vs 30.9%, p p = 0.002) compared to scientific papers. The results underscore that methods used within the medical humanities literature can uniquely identify social, cultural, economic, and political drivers of health that are often under addressed by traditional quantitative methods and therefore should be utilized in the education of future healthcare and public health professionals
Biomedicine · Digital humanities · Health care · Medical humanities · Medical literature · Politics · Public health · Scientific literature · Empathy and Medical Education · Historical and modern epidemiology studies · Media Influence and Health
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