serval:BIB_098A67322F30
Associations between perceived discrimination and health status among frequent Emergency Department users
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Baggio
S.
author
Iglesias
K.
author
Hugli
O.
author
Burnand
B.
author
Ruggeri
O.
author
Wasserfallen
J.B.
author
Moschetti
K.
author
Staeger
P.
author
Alary
S.
author
Canepa Allen
M.
author
Daeppen
J.B.
author
Bodenmann
P.
author
article
2017
European Journal of Emergency Medicine
0969-9546
journal
24
2
136-141
Objective: Frequent Emergency Department (ED) users are vulnerable individuals and discrimination is usually associated with increased vulnerability. The aim of this study was to investigate frequent ED users' perceptions of discrimination and to test whether they were associated with increased vulnerability.
Methods: In total, 250 adult frequent ED users were interviewed in Lausanne University Hospital. From a previously published questionnaire, we assessed 15 dichotomous sources of perceived discrimination. Vulnerability was assessed using health status: objective health status (evaluation by a healthcare practitioner including somatic, mental health, behavioral, and social issues - dichotomous variables) and subjective health status [self-evaluation including health-related quality of life (WHOQOL) and quality of life (EUROQOL) - mean-scores]. We computed the prevalence rates of perceived discrimination and tested associations between perceived discrimination and health status (Fischer's exact tests, Mann-Whitney U-tests)
eng
60_published
peer-reviewed
[Epub ahead of print]
University of Lausanne
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