Title |
The Types of Trust Involved in American Muslim Healthcare Decisions: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
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Published in |
Journal of Religion and Health, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s10943-017-0387-z |
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Authors |
Aasim I. Padela, Liese Pruitt, Saleha Mallick |
Abstract |
Trust in physicians and the healthcare system underlies some disparities noted among minority populations, yet a descriptive typology of different types of trust informing healthcare decisions among minority populations is limited. Using data from 13 focus groups with 102 American Muslims, we identified the types and influence of trust in healthcare decision-making. Participants conveyed four types of trust implicating their health-seeking behaviors-(I) trust in allopathic medicine, (II) trust in God, (III) trust in personal relationships, and (IV) trust in self. Healthcare disparity research can benefit from assessing how these types of trust are associated with health outcomes among minority populations so as to inform intervention programs that seek to enhance trust as a means to improve community health. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
United States | 1 | 50% |
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Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Unknown | 58 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
Librarian | 4 | 7% |
Other | 15 | 26% |
Unknown | 14 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 13 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 10% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 9% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 16% |
Unknown | 17 | 29% |