Trust in Health Care Providers

According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, African Americans (44.7%) were more likely than whites (33.5%) to report low levels of trust in health care providers. The study "evaluated the association between trust in health care providers and prior health care experiences, structural characteristics of health care, and sociodemographic factors among African Americans and whites."

Citation: Halbert, CH, et al. Racial Differences in Trust in Health Care Providers. Arch Intern Med. April 24, 2006;166 (8):896-901. Available online at http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/166/8/896