The Perception Of Healthcare Provider Bias By White Students and Students of Color
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2024-04-03
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Fontan, Erica
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Chowdhury, Monali
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Pickering, Ryan
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Medical racism and discrimination are one of the many disparities people of color have to go through on a day to day basis (Horowitz et al. 2019). There have been many reports pertaining to the different types of racial discrimination specifically against people of color in medical environments by healthcare providers, one being healthcare provider bias (Heath et al. 2022). This study examines perception of healthcare bias by White students and students of color through qualitative thematic analysis. Twenty-two undergraduate students from Allegheny College were recruited on the SONA platform and reported their experiences within healthcare. One questionnaire was a Demographic Questionnaire, which recorded the participants' identities. The open ended questionnaire labeled Healthcare Provider Bias questionnaire (HPBQ), which was created and inspired by research on medical racism by Health et. al (2021), Obsorne, (2007), Tanne et. al (2002) and Abdou et al.(2010); Giscombé & Lobel, (2005). The study aimed to measure participants' experiences in the medical field with their provider and health disparities they may have experienced. There were two participant groups, White participants and participants of color with responses being coded by question and racial identity. Several overarching themes, using thematic analysis coding (Braun & Clarke, 2006), emerged including that in the importance of familiarity, trust and comfort being important factors when having a healthcare provider. Results from each data set provided partial support of the hypothesis by some questions from the HPBQ directly supporting the hypothesis and some questions indirectly supporting the hypothesis.
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Psychology