APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Institutional Trust within the American Healthcare System: A Comparison between African-American and White Patients

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Social

  • Jeremy Jagers
    DePaul University
  • Grevelin Ulerio
    DePaul University
  • Christine Reyna
    DePaul University

Abstract

Institutional trust in healthcare is critically important in both delivery and reception of medical treatment. African-American’s lack of trust in the healthcare system can lead to avoiding seeking out medical treatment. We examined racial differences in trust in the healthcare system as a function of perceived racial bias in healthcare.

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