Creencias culturales sobre los médicos y percepción de discriminación: El impacto en la continuidad de la atención / Health care effects of cultural beliefs about physicians and perceived discrimination
Rev. méd. Chile
; 147(2): 161-167, Feb. 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Healthcare inequities may hamper physical and mental health.Aim:
To examine perceived discrimination in healthcare services in relation to socio-structural and cultural antecedents as well as their effect on psychological processes and health. Material andMethods:
Questionnaires on beliefs about physicians, perceived discrimination, emotions and affective states and avoidance consequences in health were answered by 337 child caregivers (85% women) attending preventive health care appointments at primary health care centers.Results:
Negative beliefs about healthcare professionals are directly associated with avoidance behaviors in health and perceived discrimination. The latter perception has no direct effects on avoidance behaviors, but it has an indirect effect through negative emotions associated with discrimination.Conclusions:
There is an association between cultural, psychological and structural factors in health care. These results contribute to understand the phenomenon of discrimination and its negative consequences.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Percepção
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Médicos
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Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Cuidadores
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Discriminação Social
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile