About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that higher perceived discrimination in health care settings is positively associated with delaying health care due to nervousness about seeing a health care professional. The largest mediation proportion observed was among younger adults and racial and ethnic minority groups. By prioritizing better patient-clinician communication, health care delays associated with patient apprehension related to perceived discrimination may be reduced.
Corresponding author: To contact the corresponding author, Maryam Jafari Bidgoli, Ph.D., email mjafaribidgoli@ua.edu .
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(doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0046)
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