Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Perceived quality of care, receipt of preventive care, and usual source of health care among undocumented and other Latinos.
Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and experience persistent disparities in access to and quality of health care. ⋯ In this national sample, undocumented Latinos were less likely to report receiving blood pressure and cholesterol level checks, less likely to report having received excellent/good quality of care, and more likely to receive no health/health-care information from doctors, even after adjusting for potential confounders. Our study shows that differences in nativity/immigration status should be taken into consideration when we discuss perceived quality of care among Latinos.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Influence of patient race on physician prescribing decisions: a randomized on-line experiment.
Prior research reports black patients have lower medication use for hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes. ⋯ Racial differences in outpatient prescribing patterns for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes are likely attributable to factors other than prescribing decisions based on patient race.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Diabetes awareness and knowledge among Latinos: does a usual source of healthcare matter?
To provide national prevalence estimates of usual source of healthcare (USHC), and examine the relationship between USHC and diabetes awareness and knowledge among Latinos using a modified Andersen model of healthcare access. ⋯ We found important and previously unreported differences between Latinos with a current USHC provider, where the predominant group, Mexican Americans, are the least likely to have access to a USHC. USHC was associated with Latinos being better informed about diabetes; however, socioeconomic barriers limit the availability of this potentially valuable tool for reducing the risks and burden of diabetes, which is a major public health problem facing Latinos.