Effect of nurse reminder on depression screening rates in racial/ethnic minorities

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:1125.

Abstract

We analyzed a set of clinical encounters (n=4,160) in which nurses received a reminder to screen for depression. Patients who were African-American or Hispanic were less likely to be screened as were those with Medicaid or Medicare insurance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bias
  • Depression / diagnosis
  • Depression / ethnology*
  • Depression / nursing*
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
  • Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data*
  • New York
  • Nursing Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Practice Patterns, Nurses'
  • Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data*
  • Reminder Systems / statistics & numerical data*