Journal of general internal medicine
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Impact of patient race on patient experiences of access and communication in HIV care.
Patient-centered care--including the domains of access and communication--is an important determinant of positive clinical outcomes. ⋯ We observed racial disparities in patients' experience of access to care but not in patient-provider communication. Disparities were explained by poor access at minority-serving clinics. Efforts to make care more patient-centered for minority HIV-infected patients should focus more on improving access to HIV care in minority communities than on improving cross-cultural patient-provider interactions.