Unconscious bias among health professionals: a scoping review.

Ursula Meidert; Godela Dönnges; Thomas Bucher; Frank Wieber; Andreas Gerber-Grote

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Unconscious bias among health professionals: a scoping review.

September 27, 2023

Meidert U, Dönnges G, Bucher T, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(16):6569.

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Biases among healthcare professionals can lead to inequitable care and poor patient outcomes. Based on 81 included studies, the authors of this scoping review concluded that racial bias among physicians and nurses in the United States is well-documented, but noted that research on biases among other health professionals or in other countries is lacking.

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