Health care effects of cultural beliefs about physicians and perceived discrimination

dc.creatorBaeza Rivera, María
dc.creatorBetancourt Mainhard, Héctor
dc.creatorSalinas Oñate, Natalia
dc.creatorOrtiz Parada, Manuel
dc.date2019
dc.date2022-10-14T16:01:22Z
dc.date2022-10-14T16:01:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T14:53:29Z
dc.date.available2022-10-18T14:53:29Z
dc.identifierRevista Médica de Chile, Vol. 147, N° 2, 161-167, 2019
dc.identifierhttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/4799
dc.identifier10.4067/s0034-98872019000200161
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4444457
dc.descriptionBackground: 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 and Methods: 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.
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.rightsTodos los derechos reservados
dc.sourceRevista Médica de Chile
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectCultura
dc.subjectDiscrimination
dc.subjectDiscriminación
dc.subjectEmotions
dc.subjectEmociones
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectComportamiento de salud
dc.subjectHealth behavior
dc.subjectMédicos
dc.titleCreencias culturales sobre los médicos y percepción de discriminación: El impacto en la continuidad de la atención
dc.titleHealth care effects of cultural beliefs about physicians and perceived discrimination
dc.typeArtículo de Revista
dc.coverageChile


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