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Racial Differences in Patient-Provider Communication and Medication Adherence
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New York |
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New York |
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10016 |
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Hypertension |
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The purpose of this study is to understand how communication between African American and
white patients with high blood pressure and his/her primary care provider effects whether a
patient decides to take their high blood pressure medications.
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| Study Summary: |
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High blood pressure contributes to the racial disparities in death rates between minority
patients and whites. Understanding the factors underlying racial disparities in high blood
pressure-related outcomes is a major focus of Healthy People 2010. Several factors including
access to care, patient preferences and lower socioeconomic status have been used to explain
the differences seen in timely and effective delivery of preventive care between minority
patients and whites. However, when these factors are controlled for, health disparities
still exist. Recently, the Institute of Medicine identified interpersonal processes within
the patient-provider relationship as a potential reason for the health disparities between
minority and white patients. Specifically, providers' communication, including the ability
to listen, collaborate, and be empathetic during the medical encounter has emerged as an
important dimension of care that differs by race. Despite the increasing evidence that
racial differences in patient-provider communication affects patient care, many of these
studies have examined issues related to processes of care such as patient satisfaction with
little attention to intermediate outcomes such as medication adherence. Further, studies
that have used audio-taped analysis to examine racial differences in patient-provider
communication are limited by one-dimensional coding systems that lack the ability to capture
the mutual influence the patient and provider have on one another during the interaction.
Thus, the potential pathways through which patient-provider communication contribute to high
blood pressure-related disparities in minority patients compared to whites is not clearly
understood. This proposed two-phase, mixed-methods research study, provides a unique
opportunity to address these gaps by clarifying the effect of patient's race on
patient-provider communication and medication adherence among 120 hypertensive African
American and white patients receiving care in primary care practices. Specifically, findings
from a qualitative analysis of patient-provider communication (Phase 1) will inform the
development of a conceptual model that will be used to quantitatively evaluate the
relationship between patient's race, patient-provider communication and medication adherence
(Phase 2).
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Inclusion Criteria:
- self-identification as black/African American or white/Caucasian
- Receiving care in the Bellevue Hospital Ambulatory Care Practice from the same
primary care provider for at least 3 months;
- Diagnosed with hypertension (ICD: # 401-401.9)
- Taking at least one antihypertensive medication;
- Age18 years or older
- Fluent in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to give informed consent
- Refuse to participate
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| NCT ID: |
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NCT01428011 |
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Principal Investigator
Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD
NYU School of Medicine
Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD
Phone: 212-263-4205
Email: antoinette.schoenthaler@nyumc.org
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| Backup Contact: |
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Email: leanne.fournier@nyumc.org
Leanne Fournier, MPH
Phone: 212-263-4966
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| Location Contact: |
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New York, New York 10016
United States
Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD
Phone: 212-263-4205
Email: antoinette.schoenthaler@nyumc.org
Site Status: Recruiting |
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Date Processed: |
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May 24, 2013 |
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