Missing Ethnicity and Language Information in Healthcare Records of Patients from the Asian Diaspora.

Autor: Covello M; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. maxine.covello@uga.edu., Pelella MR; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Bennett A; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Gerdes M; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Guthrie W; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Wallis KE; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Wong ZM; Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Miller JS; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Truong DM; Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities [J Racial Ethn Health Disparities] 2024 Jul 05. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 05.
DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02059-0
Abstrakt: The electronic health record (EHR) should contain information to support culturally responsive care and research; however, the widely used default "Asian" demographic variable in most US social systems (including EHRs) lacks information to describe the diverse experience within the Asian diaspora (e.g., ethnicities, languages). This has a downstream effect on research, identifying disparities, and addressing health equity. We were particularly interested in EHRs of autistic patients from the Asian diaspora, since the presence of a developmental diagnosis might call for culturally responsive care around understanding causes, treatments, and services to support good outcomes. The aim of this study is to determine the degree to which information about Asian ethnicity, languages, and culture is documented and accessible in the EHR, and whether it is differentially available for patients with or without autism. Using electronic and manual medical chart review, all autistic and "Asian" children (group 1; n = 52) were compared to a randomly selected comparison sample of non-autistic and "Asian" children (group 2; n = 50). Across both groups, manual chart review identified more specific approximations of racial/ethnic backgrounds in 54.5% of patients, 56% for languages spoken, and that interpretation service use was underestimated by 13 percentage points. Our preliminary results highlight that culturally responsive information was inconsistent, missing, or located in progress notes rather than a central location where it could be accessed by providers. Recommendations about the inclusion of Asian ethnicity and language data are provided to potentially enhance cultural responsiveness and support better outcomes for families with an autistic child.
(© 2024. W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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