Atribución de malos tratos en servicios de salud a discriminación y sus consecuencias en pacientes diabéticos mapuche / Healthcare mistreatment attributed to discrimination among mapuche patients and discontinuation of diabetes care
Rev. méd. Chile
; 144(10): 1270-1276, oct. 2016. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The negative impact of perceived discrimination on health outcomes is well established. However, less attention has been directed towards understanding the effect of perceived discrimination on health behaviors relevant for the treatment of diabetes in ethnic minorities.Aim:
To examine the effects of healthcare mistreatment attributed to discrimination on the continuity of Type 2 Diabetes (DM2) care among mapuche patients in a southern region of Chile. Material andMethods:
A non-probabilistic sample of 85 mapuche DM2 patients were recruited from public and private health systems. Eligibility criteria included having experienced at least one incident of interpersonal healthcare mistreatment. All participants answered an instrument designed to measure healthcare mistreatment and continuity of diabetes care.Results:
Healthcare mistreatment attributed to ethnic discrimination was associated with the discontinuation of diabetes care.Conclusions:
Healthcare mistreatment attributed to discrimination negatively impacted the continuity of diabetes care, a fact which may provide a better understanding of health disparities in ethnic minorities.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde
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Discriminação Social
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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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:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile