I want to explore if there exists a relationship between perceived racism and patient self-efficacy in communication with healthcare providers. Can any of you suggest a secondary data set that captured this information?
Thank you.
Dear Aron,
Living here in the U.S. and using the word perceived when it comes to racism is shocking to me. There is no perceived racism it is real and for someone of your obvious intelligence I am at a loss.
The racism may not be apparent to you or many others (please see Racism without Racist Bonilla-Silva 2000) but if you observe carefully and listen very closely it is there.
I would suggest that a careful typing of said communication with a keen eye on body language and you may observe many code words African Americans have grown to recognize as whiteness and the history behind the coded reference.
As to the last part of your question a secondary data set, I would suggest the works of Zeus Leonardo, Amanda Lewis, Charles Mills, Glenaba Martinez, Ricky Lee Allen, (I am sorry at this moment I cannoot remember his first name) Rodeger Black on White, Blacks talking to whites, and please look at W.D. DuBoise double consciousness.
These are not secondary resouces but original primary source materials.
I hope this helps
Douglas
I should have been more precise in my language.
I am quite clear that racism is real. This clarity sits at the center of most of my research interests. It is, however, hard to measure its impact on individuals without knowing how they, specifically, experience it. In this I follow in the footsteps of people with far better credentials than I, such as Nancy Krieger (1999).
Thank you for the leads on the sources. What I am hoping to find is a secondary data set in which people have been asked about the quality of their communication with their health care providers, as well as questions about the direct impact of racism on their lives. It's a long shot, but one worth taking.
Thank you for caring enough about these issues to express your concerns to me.
Aron
Dear Aron,
I have pointed out that misuse of language more than once before so please do not worry.
In that case, I would suggest the work of Bonilla-Silva Race without Racism ch, 3 (2010), "The style of Color Blindness: How to talk Nasty to Minorities without Sounding Racist, This has helped me tremendously in my work on racist language.
Second Please check http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/8882842. This is a article on "Racism and the physical and mental health status of African Americans: a thirteen year national panel study." Even though it is from Europe is has some relevance.
Third you may find some sources in this article http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1994-25444-001 "Racism, sexism, and social class: Implications for studies of health, disease, and well-being". Krieger, Nancy; Rowley, Diane L.; Herman, Allen A.; Avery, Byllye; et al American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol 9(6, Suppl), Nov-Dec 1993, 82-122
Fourth Here are some secondary sources you find helpful,
Racial Bias Among Doctors Linked To Dissatisfaction With ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../racial-bias-doctors_n_1
america.aljazeera.com/.../7/.../the-doctor-won-tseeyounow.htm.
www.futurity.org/racism-may-side-effect-us-healthcare
Patients' Beliefs About Racism, Preferences for Physician ...
depts.washington.edu/.../68a398fcd8af1bb4b3.
Treating The Disease of Racism - Johns Hopkins Medicine
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/.../treating... This one looks interstering!
I hope this helps and I will check with my colleagues and find out more.
In solidarity,
Douglas
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