Skip to content
DraconiticResearch
Search Sources API
203,203 studies31 sourcesUpdated 9 min ago
Peer-reviewedCC BYJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Perceptions of Equitable Care and Bias Among Multidisciplinary Healthcare Professionals: A Secondary Analysis of Two Surveys

  • Seth E1
  • Ginther J2
  • Yildiz VO3
  • Flora LK4
  • McNally GA
4 affiliations
  1. 1College of Arts and Sciences
  2. 2Addiction Medicine Team
  3. 3Center for Biostatistics
  4. 4James Nursing Research
Read full textCite

Abstract

Ekansh Seth,1,* Jane Ginther,2 Vedat O Yildiz,3 Laura K Flora,4 Gretchen A McNally4,* 1College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Addiction Medicine Team, Columbus, OH, USA; 3Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA; 4Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gretchen A McNally, The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, 460 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA, Email [email protected]: Stigma towards people with opioid use disorders (OUD) contributes to delayed treatment, dismissed concerns, and reduced equitable care. Although healthcare professionals may recognize these harms, they often underestimate their own susceptibility to bias. Prior studies have primarily focused on addiction-related stigma within individual professions rather than across multidisciplinary teams. The current study compares responses from two studies conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Study A (2020) included multidisciplinary oncology professionals (n = 773), while Study B (2023) comprised rehabilitation professionals (n = 93), with 42 respondents completing the focal items on the post-intervention evaluation. Both studies assessed agreement with two statements: (1) “I am certain I treat all persons the same, regardless of current or past OUD”, and (2) “In today’s society, I am certain that stereotypes or bias do not impact the quality of care patients receive”. Across the studies, most respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they treat all patients the same regardless of OUD history (Study A: 64.7%, n = 468/723; Study B: 73.8%, n = 31/42), while 22.3% and 14.3% selected neutral, respectively. For the second item, 48.1% of Study A respondents (346/719) and 78.6% of Study B respondents (33/42) disagreed or strongly disagreed that stereotypes or bias do not impact the quality of care patients receive. These findings suggest a gap between clinicians’ confidence in their own equitable treatment and their recognition that bias may influence care. Future research should explore interventions pairing OUD education with structured self-reflection and narrative-based approaches from people in recovery, alongside the development of validated measures of provider bias awareness to support sustained reflective practice across disciplines.Keywords: implicit bias, healthcare professionals, multidisciplinary care, interprofessional practice, healthcare disparities, provider attitudes

Related

  1. Healthcare professionals' perceptions of managing psychological needs in palliative and end-of-life care: an All-Ireland mixed-methods survey.
    Niall Galligan, Barry Quinn, Rory Cousins +7
    BMC palliative carePeer-reviewedCC BYFull textEpidemiology & public healthEurope PMC
  2. Perceptions and utilization of digital health technologies among healthcare professionals in South Korea
    Se-Jun Jeon, Minjae Yoon, Eung Ju Kim +4
    European Heart Journal. Digital HealthPeer-reviewedCC BY-NC 4.0Full textEpidemiology & public healthPMC
  3. Microarray patches as a potential alternative to injectable fertility medications: a qualitative study of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perceptions
    Laura Koenitz, Megan Quigley, Abina Crean +2
    International Journal of Clinical PharmacyPeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full textPharmacology & toxicologyPMC
  4. Impact of a secondary prevention program on compassion fatigue among healthcare professionals working in COVID-19 units: a quasi-experimental study
    María de los Ángeles Rodríguez García, Cristina Rodríguez de Miguel, Johan Gregorio Reyes Quesada +1
    BMC NursingPeer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0Full textEpidemiology & public healthPMC
  5. Healthcare professionals’ experiences of providing care for patients with Graves’ disease: a qualitative interview study in Swedish secondary care
    Agneta Lindo, Sara Alsén, Andreas Fors +1
    BMJ OpenPeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full textEndocrinology & metabolismCrossref

Cite

BibTeXRIS
BibTeX
@article{seth2026perceptions,
  title = {{Perceptions of Equitable Care and Bias Among Multidisciplinary Healthcare Professionals: A Secondary Analysis of Two Surveys}},
  author = {Seth E and Ginther J and Yildiz VO and Flora LK and McNally GA},
  journal = {Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  url = {https://www.dovepress.com/perceptions-of-equitable-care-and-bias-among-multidisciplinary-healthc-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Perceptions of Equitable Care and Bias Among Multidisciplinary Healthcare Professionals: A Secondary Analysis of Two Surveys
AU  - Seth E
AU  - Ginther J
AU  - Yildiz VO
AU  - Flora LK
AU  - McNally GA
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/08
JO  - Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
UR  - https://www.dovepress.com/perceptions-of-equitable-care-and-bias-among-multidisciplinary-healthc-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH
AB  - Ekansh Seth,1,* Jane Ginther,2 Vedat O Yildiz,3 Laura K Flora,4 Gretchen A McNally4,* 1College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Addiction Medicine Team, Columbus, OH, USA; 3Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA; 4Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gretchen A McNally, The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, 460 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA, Email [email protected]: Stigma towards people with opioid use disorders (OUD) contributes to delayed treatment, dismissed concerns, and reduced equitable care. Although healthcare professionals may recognize these harms, they often underestimate their own susceptibility to bias. Prior studies have primarily focused on addiction-related stigma within individual professions rather than across multidisciplinary teams. The current study compares responses from two studies conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Study A (2020) included multidisciplinary oncology professionals (n = 773), while Study B (2023) comprised rehabilitation professionals (n = 93), with 42 respondents completing the focal items on the post-intervention evaluation. Both studies assessed agreement with two statements: (1) “I am certain I treat all persons the same, regardless of current or past OUD”, and (2) “In today’s society, I am certain that stereotypes or bias do not impact the quality of care patients receive”. Across the studies, most respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they treat all patients the same regardless of OUD history (Study A: 64.7%, n = 468/723; Study B: 73.8%, n = 31/42), while 22.3% and 14.3% selected neutral, respectively. For the second item, 48.1% of Study A respondents (346/719) and 78.6% of Study B respondents (33/42) disagreed or strongly disagreed that stereotypes or bias do not impact the quality of care patients receive. These findings suggest a gap between clinicians’ confidence in their own equitable treatment and their recognition that bias may influence care. Future research should explore interventions pairing OUD education with structured self-reflection and narrative-based approaches from people in recovery, alongside the development of validated measures of provider bias awareness to support sustained reflective practice across disciplines.Keywords: implicit bias, healthcare professionals, multidisciplinary care, interprofessional practice, healthcare disparities, provider attitudes
SN  - 1178-2390
ER  -