Tara R Earl, Mary Catherine Beach, Margaret Lombe, P Todd Korthuis, Victoria L Sharp, Jonathan A Cohn, Richard D Moore, Somnath Saha
A trustful patient-provider relationship is a strong predictor of positive outcomes, including treatment adherence and viral suppression, among patients with HIV/AIDS. Understanding factors that inform this relationship is especially relevant for Black patients, who bear a disproportionate burden of HIV morbidity and mortality, and may face challenges associated with seeing providers of a racial/ethnic background that is different from their own. Using data collected through the Enhancing Communication and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) study, we build upon extant research by examining patient and provider characteristics that may influence Black patients' trust in their provider...
September 1, 2013: Social Work Research