The objective of this study was to critically review the empirical evidence from all relevant
disciplines regarding obesity stigma in order to (i) determine the implications of obesity …

Background Researchers could benefit from methodological advancements to advance
uptake of new treatments while also reducing healthcare disparities. A comprehensive …

Antiretroviral therapy for treatment of HIV infection has become increasingly effective.
Persistent poor HIV outcomes in racial and ethnic minority populations in the US call for a …

Background Due to striking disparities in the implementation of healthcare innovations, it is
imperative that researchers and practitioners can meaningfully use implementation …

PURPOSE Mindfulness (ie, purposeful and nonjudgmental attentiveness to one's own
experience, thoughts, and feelings) is associated with physician well-being. We sought to …

torical survey of language and intercultural communication studies with a critical assessment
of past and present theory, research, and practice, as well as an insight into future directions …

Objective Physicians' negative attitudes toward patients with obesity are well documented.
Whether or how these beliefs may affect patient–physician communication is unknown. To …

Background: Racial differences in patient trust have been observed, but it is unclear which
physician communication behaviors are related to trust, and whether the relationship of …

Objective We examined associations of clinicians' empathy with patient-clinician
communication behaviors, patients' rating of care, and medication self-efficacy. Methods We …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Health professional organizations have advocated for
increasing the “cultural competence”(CC) of healthcare providers, to reduce racial and …