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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28526| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Open peer review |
| Title: | Unconscious bias among health professionals : a scoping review |
| Authors: | Meidert, Ursula Dönnges, Godela Bucher, Thomas Wieber, Frank Gerber-Grote, Andreas |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph20166569 10.21256/zhaw-28526 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume(Issue): | 20 |
| Issue: | 16 |
| Page(s): | 6569 |
| Issue Date: | 12-Aug-2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Health disparity; Health professional; Implicit bias; Unconscious bias; Human; Female; Male; Sexism; Health personnel; Health occupation; Bias, implicit; Physician |
| Subject (DDC): | 303: Social processes 610: Medicine and health |
| Abstract: | Background: Unconscious biases are one of the causes of health disparities. Health professionals have prejudices against patients due to their race, gender, or other factors without their conscious knowledge. This review aimed to provide an overview of research on unconscious bias among health professionals and to investigate the biases that exist in different regions of the world, the health professions that are considered, and the research gaps that still exist. Methods: We conducted a scoping review by systematically searching PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, and AMED. All records were double-screened and included if they were published between 2011 and 2021. Results: A total of 5186 records were found. After removing duplicates (n = 300), screening titles and abstracts (n = 4210), and full-text screening (n = 695), 87 articles from 81 studies remained. Studies originated from North America (n = 60), Europe (n = 13), and the rest of the world (n = 6), and two studies were of global scope. Racial bias was investigated most frequently (n = 46), followed by gender bias (n = 11), weight bias (n = 10), socio-economic status bias (n = 9), and mental illness bias (n = 7). Most of the studies were conducted by physicians (n = 51) and nurses (n = 20). Other health care professionals were rarely included in these studies. Conclusions: Most studies show that health professionals have an implicit bias. Racial biases among physicians and nurses in the USA are well confirmed. Research is missing on other biases from other regions and other health professions. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28526 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Health Sciences |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Public Health (IPH) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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Meidert, U., Dönnges, G., Bucher, T., Wieber, F., & Gerber-Grote, A. (2023). Unconscious bias among health professionals : a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6569. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166569
Meidert, U. et al. (2023) ‘Unconscious bias among health professionals : a scoping review’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), p. 6569. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166569.
U. Meidert, G. Dönnges, T. Bucher, F. Wieber, and A. Gerber-Grote, “Unconscious bias among health professionals : a scoping review,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 16, p. 6569, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.3390/ijerph20166569.
MEIDERT, Ursula, Godela DÖNNGES, Thomas BUCHER, Frank WIEBER und Andreas GERBER-GROTE, 2023. Unconscious bias among health professionals : a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12 August 2023. Bd. 20, Nr. 16, S. 6569. DOI 10.3390/ijerph20166569
Meidert, Ursula, Godela Dönnges, Thomas Bucher, Frank Wieber, and Andreas Gerber-Grote. 2023. “Unconscious Bias among Health Professionals : A Scoping Review.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 (16): 6569. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166569.
Meidert, Ursula, et al. “Unconscious Bias among Health Professionals : A Scoping Review.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 16, Aug. 2023, p. 6569, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166569.
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