The Role of Bias by Emergency Department Providers in Care for American Indian Children

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Examines implicit and explicit bias by emergency department (ED) caregivers toward American Indian (AI) children and their parental units. Utilizes survey data from 154 providers across 5 Upper Midwest hospitals to determine bias against or preference for White or AI patients. Includes associations of the demographic variables of the caregivers with their Implicit Association Test (IAT) scores, including rural versus urban ED location.

Susan E. Puumala, Katherine M. Burgess, Anupam B. Kharbanda, et al.

Medical Care, 54(6), 562–569

06/2016

Children and youth · Culture · Emergency department and urgent care services · Families · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tribal communities