Healthcare practitioners’ bias towards type 2 diabetes and indigenous populations
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Health and Exercise Sciences, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Young, Renee
issued: 2024-11-07T18:22:12Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Science - MSc
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Type 2 Diabetes affects 9% of Canadians. With the inclusion of individuals living with undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes or pre-diabetes this value rises to 30%. Indigenous Peoples in Canada have higher Type 2 Diabetes incidence and poorer outcomes compared to non-Indigenous individuals. Implicit and explicit biases towards Indigenous Peoples and people with Type 2 Diabetes in healthcare have been documented, impacting the quality of care they receive. This study evaluated biases of seventy-nine healthcare practitioners in the Interior Health Region of British Columbia towards Indigenous Peoples in Canada and their explicit attitudes towards people with Type 2 Diabetes. Explicit bias was assessed using the Attitudes about Treating People with Diabetes Scale and the Modern Prejudice Attitudes Towards Aboriginals Scale. Implicit bias was assessed using the Indigenous Peoples in Canada Implicit Association Test. Perceived enablers and disrupters to discriminatory behaviour in healthcare were assessed by open-ended questions and coded using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Results of implicit bias assessment showed 44.8% of respondents had slight to strong pro-European preference. Knowledge and education were identified as both enablers and disrupters of discriminatory behaviour, with impacts of colonization emerging as a major theme for enablers of this behaviour. Social influences were highlighted as a key domain for both enablers and disrupters of discriminatory attitudes. This study suggests that negative attitudes towards Indigenous Peoples and Type 2 Diabetes persist among Interior Health region of British Columbia healthcare practitioners. Anti-bias training should focus on increasing knowledge, addressing impacts of colonization, and shifting social dynamics within healthcare.
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note: Healthcare Practitioners’ Bias Towards Type 2 Diabetes and Indigenous Populations by Renee Young BSc McGill University 2016 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Health and Exercise Sciences) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) October 2024 © Renee Young, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: Healthcare Practitioners’ Bias towards Type 2 Diabetes and Indigenous Populations submitted by Renee Young in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science. Dr. Mary Jung, School of Health and Exercise Sciences Supervisor Dr. Katrina Plamondon, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Kathy Rush, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Amir Ardestani-Jaafari, Faculty of Management University Examiner iii Abstract Type 2 Diabetes affects 9% of Canadians. With the inclusion of individuals living with undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes or pre-diabetes this value rises to 30%. Indigenous Peoples in Canada have higher Type 2 Diabetes incidence and poorer outcomes compared to non-Indigenous individuals. Implicit and explicit biases towards Indigenous Peoples and people with Type 2 Diabetes in healthcare have been documented, impacting the quality of care they receive. This study evaluated biases of seventy-nine healthcare practitioners in the Interior Health Region of British Columbia towards Indigenous Peoples in Canada and their explicit attitudes towards people with Type 2 Diabetes. Explicit bias was assessed using the Attitudes about Treating People with Diabetes Scale and the Modern Prejudice Attitudes Towards Aboriginals Scale. Implicit bias was assessed using the Indigenous Peoples in Canada Implicit Association Test. Perceived enablers and disrupters to discriminatory behaviour in healthcare were assessed by open-ended que…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0447236
language: eng
degree discipline: Health and Exercise Sciences
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Jung, Mary E.
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89622