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Creencias culturales sobre los médicos y percepción de discriminación: El impacto en la continuidad de la atención / Health care effects of cultural beliefs about physicians and perceived discrimination
Baeza-Rivera, María José; Betancourt, Héctor; Salinas-Oñate, Natalia; Ortiz, Manuel S.
Affiliation
  • Baeza-Rivera, María José; Universidad Católica de Temuco. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Psicología. Temuco. CL
  • Betancourt, Héctor; Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Departamento de Psicología. Temuco. CL
  • Salinas-Oñate, Natalia; Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Departamento de Psicología. Temuco. CL
  • Ortiz, Manuel S; Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Departamento de Psicología. Temuco. CL
Rev. méd. Chile ; 147(2): 161-167, Feb. 2019. tab, graf
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: biblio-1004328
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ABSTRACT

Background:

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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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Perception / Physicians / Primary Health Care / Caregivers / Social Discrimination Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Chile Language: Es Journal: Rev. méd. Chile Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2019 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Perception / Physicians / Primary Health Care / Caregivers / Social Discrimination Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Chile Language: Es Journal: Rev. méd. Chile Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2019 Type: Article