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Characteristics Of Trust Between African Americans And Health Care Providers, Carol C. Griffiths
Characteristics Of Trust Between African Americans And Health Care Providers, Carol C. Griffiths
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African Americans (AA) are one of the groups disproportionally affected by health care disparities. Despite years of research and government funding, the health of AA continues to decline, and a variety of factors intermingle to produce this effect. Furthermore, trust has been identified as contributing to poor health outcomes in AA. There is a gap in the literature about the lack of trust between AA and health care providers (HCPs), and information about how AA define, perceive, and experience trust in interactions with health care providers and the health care system is lacking. The purpose of this qualitative study was …