TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic Disparities in Patient-Centered Communication with Healthcare Providers
T2 - A Comparison of Non-Hispanic Asians and Non-Hispanic Whites
AU - Wang, Hao
AU - Pathak, Mona
AU - Takami, Trevor
AU - Wiener, R. Constance
AU - Shen, Chan
AU - Sambamoorthi, Usha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Background: Patient-centered communication (PCC) is an important metric related to patient health outcomes. Non-Hispanic Asian (NHA) individuals reported lower PCC scores with healthcare providers than individuals of other races and ethnicities. We aim to determine the ethnic disparities in PCC and further investigate the association between PCC, individual’s confidence in obtaining health-related information (health literacy), and confidence in taking care of themselves (health self-efficacy) among NHA in comparison to the Non-Hispanic White (NHW) population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. We used data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS) cycles 1 and 3. PCC was measured using seven validated survey questions with scores ranging from 7 to 28. Individuals’ health literacy and self-efficacy were accessed using two-item survey questions. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association of independent factors (e.g., self-efficacy, health literacy, and race and ethnicity) with PCC. Results: We included 3,831 participants. Fewer NHAs (35.43%) reported high PCC scores compared to NHWs (48.99%, p = 0.0184). In fully adjusted logistic regression model, although NHAs were less likely to have high PCC scores (aOR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.46–1.32) compared to NHWs, the association was not statistically significant (p = 0.350). However, the aOR of confidence in self-efficacy associated with high PCC scores was 2.27 (95% CI 1.68–3.07, p < 0.001) and the aOR of confidence in health literacy with high PCC scores was 2.13 (95% CI 1.64–2.76, p < 0.001). Conclusions: High PCC scores reported by NHA were not significantly different from those of NHW individuals in adjusted comparisons. Individual’s confidence in self-efficacy and health literacy was positively associated with high PCC regardless of race and ethnicity.
AB - Background: Patient-centered communication (PCC) is an important metric related to patient health outcomes. Non-Hispanic Asian (NHA) individuals reported lower PCC scores with healthcare providers than individuals of other races and ethnicities. We aim to determine the ethnic disparities in PCC and further investigate the association between PCC, individual’s confidence in obtaining health-related information (health literacy), and confidence in taking care of themselves (health self-efficacy) among NHA in comparison to the Non-Hispanic White (NHW) population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. We used data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS) cycles 1 and 3. PCC was measured using seven validated survey questions with scores ranging from 7 to 28. Individuals’ health literacy and self-efficacy were accessed using two-item survey questions. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association of independent factors (e.g., self-efficacy, health literacy, and race and ethnicity) with PCC. Results: We included 3,831 participants. Fewer NHAs (35.43%) reported high PCC scores compared to NHWs (48.99%, p = 0.0184). In fully adjusted logistic regression model, although NHAs were less likely to have high PCC scores (aOR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.46–1.32) compared to NHWs, the association was not statistically significant (p = 0.350). However, the aOR of confidence in self-efficacy associated with high PCC scores was 2.27 (95% CI 1.68–3.07, p < 0.001) and the aOR of confidence in health literacy with high PCC scores was 2.13 (95% CI 1.64–2.76, p < 0.001). Conclusions: High PCC scores reported by NHA were not significantly different from those of NHW individuals in adjusted comparisons. Individual’s confidence in self-efficacy and health literacy was positively associated with high PCC regardless of race and ethnicity.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-023-01898-7
DO - 10.1007/s40615-023-01898-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 38228862
AN - SCOPUS:85182415856
SN - 2197-3792
JO - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
JF - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
ER -