Diversity in Healthcare Flashcards
What is an example of healthcare differences?
triage microaggression health care access–administrative difficulties**can be somewhat discriminative
T/F Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower quality of healthcare.
True.Ex: maybe don’t educate the patient on the type of treatment they will receive.
What are some potential sources of disparities?
Medical decisions under time pressure
Healthcare provider prejudice/bias
Patient response: mistrust and refusal**
this is less discrimination, but more stereotypes used for lack of time.
What are some common barriers in immigrant populations?
barrier of fear & mistrustchildren don’t get healthcare b/c parents assume they are also ineligible difficulty promoting public assistance via word of mouth
Which ethnicity has the highest rate of asthma?
African Americans260% higher emergency room visit rate for asthma than white
250% higher hospitalization rate5
00% higher death rate from asthma
Which ethnicity has more serious mental health problems?
Native Americanmore likely to have depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicide
Which ethnicity has higher chance to die from diabetes?
hispanic
Which diseases are Asian Americans more likely to have?
Hep B
Tuberculosis
Cervical Cancer
T/F Older Asian American women have highest suicide rate of all women over 65yo.
True
T/F African American adolescents have almost 2x the rate of attempted suicides than that of similarly aged.
False. Asian American
T/F Ethnicity should be observed, rather than reported.
False. It should be reported by patient.
A Kenyan, an African-American, and a Haitian would all be considered ______ identical - ‘‘black”. But they have different risk factors.
racially
T/F It is acceptable to consider the medications of another culture to be “not real”.
False. You should be respectful & ask questions & make sure that it is not harmful.
What is the LEARN model?
Listen to patient’s perspectiveExplain and share one’s own perspectiveAcknowledge differences and similarities between these two perspectivesRecommend a treatment planNegotiate a mutually agreed-on treatment plan
What is the 6 steps model? This is specific to _____ patients.
**specific to immigrant patientsInvolve immigrants in their own health care.Learn more about culture, starting with my own.Speak the language, or use a trained interpreter.Ask the right questions and look for answers.Pay attention to financial issues.Find resources and form partnerships.
