Affiliation:
1. Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI 48109 , USA
2. Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville, FL 32610 , USA
Abstract
Abstract
Background
There have been documented racial and ethnic disparities in the care and clinical outcomes of patients with thyroid disease.
Context
Key to improving disparities in thyroid care is understanding the context for racial and ethnic disparities, which includes acknowledging and addressing social determinants of health. Thyroid disease diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship care are impacted by patient- and system-level factors, including socioeconomic status and economic stability, language, education, health literacy, and health care systems and health policy. The relationship between these factors and downstream clinical outcomes is intricate and complex, underscoring the need for a multifaceted approach to mitigate these disparities.
Conclusion
Understanding the factors that contribute to disparities in thyroid disease is critically important. There is a need for future targeted and multilevel interventions to address these disparities, while considering societal, health care, clinician, and patient perspectives.
Funder
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Subject
Biochemistry (medical),Clinical Biochemistry,Endocrinology,Biochemistry,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism