Patients were given anonymous questionnaires, which were used to determine demographics as well as sex and ethnic preferences for endoscopists. The study included 438 patients, 44 percent of whom were white and 45 percent of whom were Hispanic.
Results showed that among a Hispanic population, patients often expressed preferences based on sex and ethnicity. Researchers also found first-generation immigrants with ethnicity preference for a primary care provider or sex preference for a endoscopist were very likely to also have an ethnicity preference for the endoscopist.
Read the study about endoscopist preference among a Hispanic population.
Read other studies concerning colorectal cancer:
– Study Assesses Factors Affecting Rates of Colorectal Cancer Screening
– Study: More Colonoscopy Screening Options Confuse Patients
