How racial microaggressions lead to poor care outcomes

<p>"A few weeks ago, a white physical therapy colleague of mine unconsciously committed a racial microaggression. She was interviewing her patient, a middle-aged Black male, about his living environment. She asked him if his daughter was at home with him all day or if she went to work.</p> <p>He asked her why she would even assume that his daughter did not work. The patient was so upset that a third party intervened to help the therapist finish the assessment. How did this incident impact his care? How did their dismantled communication impair information exchange and shared decision-making? How might this encounter affect his physical therapy outcomes?"</p> <p>Jerenda Bond is a physical therapist and postgraduate student. She can be reached on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/jerendabond?lang=en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@jerendabond</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/06/the-white-guys-vs-the-janitors-how-racial-microaggressions-lead-to-poor-care-outcomes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The white guys vs. the janitors: How racial microaggressions lead to poor care outcomes</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/06/the-white-guys-vs-the-janitors-how-racial-microaggressions-lead-to-poor-care-outcomes.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/06/the-white-guys-vs-the-janitors-how-racial-microaggressions-lead-to-poor-care-outcomes.html</a>)</p>