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Study examines racial differences in trust of physicians

Physician Practice Advisor, April 26, 2006

African-Americans may have lower levels of trust in physicians than whites, according to a national survey published in the April 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Low levels of trust were reported by 44.7% of African-Americans and 33.5% of whites who participated in the survey. African-Americans who accessed medical care at facilities other than physicians' offices were most likely to report low trust, while among whites, lack of health insurance and fewer annual healthcare visits were more likely to predict low trust.

The authors of the study concluded that understanding the factors that influence trust in different patient communities could help physicians take steps to enhance trust and improve medical care.

Click here to read the Archives of Internal Medicine report.

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