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Racial differences in satisfaction with physicians — a study of older adults
Author(s)	Pamela Braboy Jackson, Linda K George
Journal title	Research on Aging, vol 20, no 3, May 1998
Pages	pp 298-316
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; White people ; Black people ; Doctors ; Attitude ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study examined the association between race and satisfaction with physicians among a sample of community-dwelling older adults in North Carolina, US. It was hypothesised that older people from minority groups would hold more negative attitudes towards physicians than would their white counterparts due to the difficulty in establishing rapport in the physician-patient relationship. Using data from the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (Duke), the study found that African Americans believed that physicians do not display much compassion for, and respect toward, older people. However, African Americans reported more positive attitudes about the prudence of physicians. These findings are discussed in the context of improving the physician-patient relationship. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980611403 A
Classmark	TK: TKA: TKE: QT2: DP: 7T
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