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Stereotypes About Healthcare Professionals, Emotions, And Mammography Compliance, Kayla M. Kinworthy
Stereotypes About Healthcare Professionals, Emotions, And Mammography Compliance, Kayla M. Kinworthy
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Rates of mammography screening are particularly low for minority women, with only 42% of Latin American (Latino) women in the U.S. reporting having a mammogram in the last year as compared to 53% of non-Latino White (Anglo) women [1]. Minority patients are more likely to report negative healthcare encounters with their health professionals [2; 3], which may result in less favorable cultural stereotypes about healthcare professionals and more negative emotional reactions. Guided by Betancourt’s Integrative Model of Culture, Psychological Processes, and Health Behavior [4] and the Stereotype Content Model [5], the aim of the present research was to examine the …
Simpatia And Negative Interpersonal Emotions In Continuity Of Health Care, Andres Gilberto Mendez
Simpatia And Negative Interpersonal Emotions In Continuity Of Health Care, Andres Gilberto Mendez
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Past research has demonstrated that continuity of care has positive outcomes for patients. Continuous care has been shown to have positive outcomes for the patient, including increased patient satisfaction, decreased hospitalizations, decreased emergency department visits, and improved receipt of preventive services. Guided by Betancourt’s Integrative Model for the Study of Culture, Psychological Processes, and Health Behaviors, the aim of this research was to examine the role of cultural scripts and mistreatment related negative interpersonal emotions on continuity of care among Latin American (Latino) and Non-Latino White (Anglo) women. Specifically, this study examined the effect of simpatía, a cultural script that …