Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Emerging and Frontline Therapies in Common Dermatological Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Study

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Emerging and Frontline Therapies in Common Dermatological Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Study

This study investigates possible race- and ethnicity-related disparities in the treatment of acne, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis of newly approved treatments as well as existing therapies. Aggregate level data was collected from patient medical records between 2013 and 2018. The odds ratio of pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the National Medical Association 2020-12, Vol.112 (6), p.650-653
Hauptverfasser: Bell, Michael A., Whang, Katherine A., Thomas, Jamael, Aguh, Crystal, Kwatra, Shawn G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acne
Acne vulgaris
African Americans
Atopic dermatitis
Biologics
Cross-sectional studies
Cultural differences
Data collection
Dermatitis
Dermatology
Disparities
Eczema
Ethnicity
Funding
Health care access
Health disparities
Hispanic Americans
Medical records
Minority & ethnic groups
Patients
Pharmaceuticals
Psoriasis
Race
White people
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates possible race- and ethnicity-related disparities in the treatment of acne, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis of newly approved treatments as well as existing therapies. Aggregate level data was collected from patient medical records between 2013 and 2018. The odds ratio of patients who had been prescribed treatments for acne, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis per racial and ethnic group were calculated using a 95% confidence interval after applying Bonferroni correction to account for multiple comparisons. Black patients with acne had statistically significant (p 
ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693
DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2020.06.009