Medical mistrust in the context of Ebola: Implications for intended care-seeking and quarantine policy support in the United States-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Medical mistrust in the context of Ebola: Implications for intended care-seeking and quarantine policy support in the United States

Published:2016-06-01 Issue:2 Volume:24 Page:219-228
ISSN:1359-1053
Container-title:Journal of Health Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Health Psychol

Author:

Earnshaw Valerie A¹²,Bogart Laura M¹²³,Klompas Michael¹⁴⁵,Katz Ingrid T¹⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. Harvard Medical School, USA

2. Boston Children’s Hospital, USA

3. RAND Corporation, USA

4. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, USA

5. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA

6. Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

Abstract

This investigation explores Ebola conspiracy beliefs, a form of medical mistrust, and their potential impact on health behavior. Results of an online survey in the United States in December 2014 demonstrated that 16 percent of 202 participants held conspiracy beliefs. Participants who were less knowledgeable about Ebola, more mistrustful of medical organizations, and more xenophobic more strongly endorsed conspiracy beliefs. Participants who more strongly endorsed conspiracy beliefs reported that they would be less likely to seek care for Ebola and were less supportive of quarantining people returning from West Africa. Results suggest that medical mistrust may influence health behaviors during infectious disease outbreaks.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1359105316650507

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