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Racial differences in attitudes toward innovative medical technology
Peter W Groeneveld1, Seema S Sonnad, Anee K Lee
1Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. peter.groeneveld@med.va.gov
Journal of General Internal Medicine
|July 1, 2006
Summary
Racial differences in patient innovativeness influence attitudes toward new medical technologies. Whites showed higher medical technology innovativeness and acceptance of new drugs, unlike blacks.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Medical Sociology
- Patient Behavior Studies
Background:
- Racial disparities exist in the adoption rates of novel medical technologies.
- Patient innovativeness, the tendency to adopt new therapies, may explain these disparities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify variations in patient innovativeness across racial groups.
- To examine the impact of patient innovativeness on attitudes toward new medical technologies.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 171 primary care patients (108 Black, 63 White) at an urban Veterans Affairs medical center.
- Participants completed questionnaires on general and medical technology innovativeness and responded to vignettes about hypothetical new medical treatments.
Main Results:
- Whites demonstrated significantly higher medical technology innovativeness than Black patients.
- Whites were more receptive to a new prescription drug, while acceptance of an implantable device did not differ by race.
- Lower medical technology innovativeness in Black patients correlated with less favorable attitudes toward both prescription drugs and implantable devices.
Conclusions:
- Significant racial differences in attitudes toward medical innovation exist between Black and White patients.
- These attitudinal differences are linked to disparities in the response to specific healthcare technologies.
- Findings suggest potential avenues for addressing racial disparities in the utilization of innovative medical technologies.
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