Ethnic, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status Discrimination in Swedish Psychiatric Settings: A Quantitative Study
(2022) PSPR14 20212Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Diskrimination baserat på en patients etnicitet, kön och socioekonomisk status är en utmaning för dagens sjukvård. Trots att Sverige har blivit erkänt för sin jämställdhet och socialdemokratiska styre kvarstår tecken på diskriminering vilket kan leda till felaktiga sjukvårdsbedömningar. Det har insinuerats att etniska minoriteter, kvinnor och individer med låg socioekonomisk status ofta diskrimineras i vårdmiljöer. Den aktuella studien mätte således effekten av etnicitet, kön och socioekonomisk status samt interaktionseffekterna däremellan. Detta genomfördes genom att undersöka hur svenska vårdgivare inom psykiatrin (N = 373) tolkade fiktiva patienter baserat på deltagarnas (1) Oro för mental hälsostatus, (2 & 3) Uppfattad fara för andra... (More)
- Diskrimination baserat på en patients etnicitet, kön och socioekonomisk status är en utmaning för dagens sjukvård. Trots att Sverige har blivit erkänt för sin jämställdhet och socialdemokratiska styre kvarstår tecken på diskriminering vilket kan leda till felaktiga sjukvårdsbedömningar. Det har insinuerats att etniska minoriteter, kvinnor och individer med låg socioekonomisk status ofta diskrimineras i vårdmiljöer. Den aktuella studien mätte således effekten av etnicitet, kön och socioekonomisk status samt interaktionseffekterna däremellan. Detta genomfördes genom att undersöka hur svenska vårdgivare inom psykiatrin (N = 373) tolkade fiktiva patienter baserat på deltagarnas (1) Oro för mental hälsostatus, (2 & 3) Uppfattad fara för andra och sig själv, (4) Oro för barns välfärd och (5) Rekommenderad behandlingsform. Sammanställt med hjälp av Qualtrics programvara administrerades en trefaktors ANOVA (2 x 2 x 2) med hjälp av SPSS. Resultaten visade att (1) mäns symtom väckte mer oro än kvinnors, (2 & 3) patienter från Mellanöstern och män uppfattades som farligare för andra såväl som sig själva och (4) patienter från Mellanöstern initierade högre oro för barns välfärd än svenska patienter. Därutöver, patienter vilka bedömdes mest lämpade för psykoterapi, till skillnad från psykofarmaka, var svenska patienter, kvinnor och patienter med hög socioekonomisk status. Flera interaktionseffekter mellan variablerna visade sig vara signifikanta. Studien kan eventuellt verka till att öka medvetenheten om diskriminering i sjukvårdsmiljöer i Sverige. Framtida forskning med fokus på alternativa, men även djupare, egenskaper inom diskriminering kan vara av värde. (Less)
- Abstract
- Discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are major concerns for modern healthcare. Although Sweden has been acknowledged for its social equality and equalitarian beliefs, indications of discrimination persist which may result in unfair health assessments. It has been suggested that ethnic minorities, women, and individuals with low socioeconomic status are particularly discriminated against in healthcare. Thus, the present study measured the influence of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status as well as the interaction effects between these variables. This was administered by investigating how Swedish psychiatric care providers (N = 373) perceived fictional patients based on participants’ (1) Concern for... (More)
- Discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are major concerns for modern healthcare. Although Sweden has been acknowledged for its social equality and equalitarian beliefs, indications of discrimination persist which may result in unfair health assessments. It has been suggested that ethnic minorities, women, and individuals with low socioeconomic status are particularly discriminated against in healthcare. Thus, the present study measured the influence of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status as well as the interaction effects between these variables. This was administered by investigating how Swedish psychiatric care providers (N = 373) perceived fictional patients based on participants’ (1) Concern for Mental Health Status, (2 & 3) Perceived Danger to Others and Self, (4) Concern for Children’s Welfare, and (5) Preferred Treatment Modality. Compiled using Qualtrics software, a three-factor ANOVA (2 x 2 x 2) was administered with the help of SPSS. Results revealed that (1) men’s symptoms raised more concern than women’s, (2 & 3) Middle Eastern patients and men were perceived as more dangerous to others as well as themselves, and (4) Middle Eastern patients raised more concern for their children’s welfare than Swedish patients. Moreover, patients who were deemed most fit for psychotherapy, as opposed to psychopharmaceuticals, were Swedish patients, women, and high SES patients. Several interaction effects between the variables were also found to be significant. This study could be a guided effort to increase awareness of discrimination in healthcare settings in Sweden. Further research focusing on alternative, as well as more in-depth, characteristics of discrimination could be of value.
Keywords: Discrimination, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, primary care provider (Less)
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- Jakobsson Månsson, Malin LU
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- PSPR14 20212
- year
- 2022
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
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- Discrimination, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, primary care provider, diskrimination, etnicitet, kön, socioekonomisk status, primärvårdsgivare
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Keywords: Discrimination, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, primary care provider}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Ethnic, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status Discrimination in Swedish Psychiatric Settings: A Quantitative Study}},
year = {{2022}},
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