Perceived Discrimination in Elderly Health Services, 2002-2021

An integrative literature review analyzing 19 studies on discrimination perceived by adults over 50 in health services. The review, conducted in June 2021, identified 1,165 articles from databases including BVS, CINAHL, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science. Studies were published between 2002 and 2021, with about 60% conducted in the United States and Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyzing prevalence rates of perceived discrimination in healthcare based on reported ranges from 2% to 42%.
• Identifying associated factors for discriminatory experiences based on described ethnic-racial, sex, age, and social class characteristics.
• Conducting meta-analyses on healthcare inequities using the compiled quantitative and qualitative evidence.
• Informing policy interventions to tackle discrimination based on the review's stated aim.

Strengths

• Based on a systematic search of 1,165 articles from five major academic databases.
• Includes 19 studies that met eligibility criteria, providing a focused evidence base.
• Covers a 19-year time range (2002-2021) of published research.
• Reports specific prevalence ranges (2% to 42%) for the phenomenon studied.

Limitations

• The underlying dataset (the 19 studies) is not directly provided; only the review's findings are described.
• Row count and file formats for the compiled data are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is skewed, with about 60% of studies from the United States and Australia.

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Integrative literature review conducted by author Luciana de Souza Braga.

Time Range

2002 to 2021

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; the literature search was conducted in June 2021.

Geography

Primarily United States and Australia; specific countries of the other 40% of studies are not detailed.