Physicians' Body Language Said To Reveal Racial Bias
- 8 years ago
A social experiment at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has shown that physicians tend to use fewer nonverbal cues that translate to compassion when treating black patients compared to white patients.
A social experiment has shown that physicians tend to use fewer nonverbal cues that translate to compassion when treating black patients compared to whites.
Publishing in The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine believe this could explain why black patients are more prone to request "extraordinary life-sustaining measures," and report worse communication with doctors than white patients do.
The study's senior author, Amber Barnato, M.D.,
A social experiment has shown that physicians tend to use fewer nonverbal cues that translate to compassion when treating black patients compared to whites.
Publishing in The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine believe this could explain why black patients are more prone to request "extraordinary life-sustaining measures," and report worse communication with doctors than white patients do.
The study's senior author, Amber Barnato, M.D.,