Perceived Empathy and Continuity of Cancer Screening Care Among Latino and Anglo Women

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine whether patient perceived healthcare professional empathy impacts continuity of cancer screening care among non-Latino white (Anglo) and Latin American (Latino) women after perceiving health care mistreatment. A total of 225 Latino and Anglo women responded to a newly developed patient perceived healthcare professional empathy scale and a measure of continuity of cancer screening care. After controlling for covariates, empathy was found to vary significantly by ethnicity, with Latino women reporting higher patient perceived empathy than Anglo women. For both ethnic groups, higher patient perceived healthcare professional empathy was associated with greater continuity of cancer screening care. Findings are expected to guide future research and inform interventions designed to increase cancer screening and continuity of care among Anglo and Latino women.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2014

Author dc:creator

• Amador, Jael Aniuska

Contributors dc:contributor

• Betancourt, Hector
• Flynn, Patricia M.
• Herbozo, Sylvia M.

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology
• Early Detection of Cancer; Mass Screening; Continuity of Patient Care; Attitude of Health Personnel; Empathy; Attitude to Health; Minority Groups; Hispanic Americans; Psychology
• Healthcare Professional Empathy; Cancer Screening Continuity; Health Care Mistreatment; Latino Women; Anglo Women

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/202

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1197