The Types of Trust Involved in American Muslim Healthcare Decisions: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.
Trust in physicians and the healthcare system underlies some disparities noted among minority populations, yet a descriptive typology of different types of trust informing healthcare decisions among minority populations is limited. Using data from 13 focus groups with 102 American Muslims, we identified the types and influence of trust in healthcare decision-making. Participants conveyed four types of trust implicating their health-seeking behaviors-(I) trust in allopathic medicine, (II) trust in God, (III) trust in personal relationships, and (IV) trust in self. Healthcare disparity research can benefit from assessing how these types of trust are associated with health outcomes among minority populations so as to inform intervention programs that seek to enhance trust as a means to improve community health.
Initiative on Islam and Medicine, Program on Medicine and Religion, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5068, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. apadela@uchicago.edu.|Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. apadela@uchicago.edu.|MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. apadela@uchicago.edu.
Aasim I
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-2889
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Padela
Initiative on Islam and Medicine, Program on Medicine and Religion, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5068, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.|Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Liese
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Pruitt
Initiative on Islam and Medicine, Program on Medicine and Religion, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5068, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.|College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Peoria, IL, USA.
Saleha
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Mallick
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
Community health; Focus groups; Health behavior; Health disparities; Religion and health