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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds.

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Parente, VM; Reid, HW; Robles, J; Johnson, KS; Svetkey, LP; Sanders, LL; Olsen, MK; Pollak, KI
Published in: Pediatrics
December 1, 2022

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate racial and ethnic differences in communication quality during family centered rounds. METHODS: We conducted an observational study of family-centered rounds on hospital day 1. All enrolled caregivers completed a survey following rounds and a subset consented to audio record their encounter with the medical team. We applied a priori defined codes to transcriptions of the audio-recorded encounters to assess objective communication quality, including medical team behaviors, caregiver participatory behaviors, and global communication scores. The surveys were designed to measure subjective communication quality. Incident Rate Ratios (IRR) were calculated with regression models to compare the relative mean number of behaviors per encounter time minute by race and ethnicity. RESULTS: Overall, 202 of 341 eligible caregivers completed the survey, and 59 had accompanying audio- recorded rounds. We found racial and ethnic differences in participatory behaviors: English-speaking Latinx (IRR 0.5; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.3-0.8) Black (IRR 0.6; 95% CI 0.4-0.8), and Spanish-speaking Latinx caregivers (IRR 0.3; 95% CI 0.2-0.5) participated less than white caregivers. Coder-rated global ratings of medical team respect and partnership were lower for Black and Spanish-speaking Latinx caregivers than white caregivers (respect 3.1 and 2.9 vs 3.6, P values .03 and .04, respectively: partnership 2.4 and 2.3 vs 3.1, P values .03 and .04 respectively). In surveys, Spanish-speaking caregivers reported lower subjective communication quality in several domains. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, Black and Latinx caregivers were treated with less partnership and respect than white caregivers.

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Pediatrics

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1098-4275

Publication Date

December 1, 2022

Volume

150

Issue

6

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Teaching Rounds
  • Respect
  • Pediatrics
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Communication
  • Caregivers
  • Black People
  • 52 Psychology
 

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Parente, V. M., Reid, H. W., Robles, J., Johnson, K. S., Svetkey, L. P., Sanders, L. L., … Pollak, K. I. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds. Pediatrics, 150(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-055227
Parente, Victoria M., Hadley W. Reid, Joanna Robles, Kimberly S. Johnson, Laura P. Svetkey, Linda L. Sanders, Maren K. Olsen, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds.Pediatrics 150, no. 6 (December 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-055227.
Parente VM, Reid HW, Robles J, Johnson KS, Svetkey LP, Sanders LL, et al. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds. Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 1;150(6).
Parente, Victoria M., et al. “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds.Pediatrics, vol. 150, no. 6, Dec. 2022. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2021-055227.
Parente VM, Reid HW, Robles J, Johnson KS, Svetkey LP, Sanders LL, Olsen MK, Pollak KI. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds. Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 1;150(6).

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

December 1, 2022

Volume

150

Issue

6

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Teaching Rounds
  • Respect
  • Pediatrics
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Communication
  • Caregivers
  • Black People
  • 52 Psychology