The Influence of Mistrust, Racism, Religious Participation, and Access to Care on Patient Satisfaction for African American Men: The North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project

Mistrust and racism are cultural factors that are extremely important and have been negatively associated with patient satisfaction and decreased desires to utilize health care services for African American men. To overcome barriers in seeking health care services, health care providers need to implement a patient-centered approach by creating a clinical environment that demonstrates cultural competence and eliminating policies, procedures, processes, or personnel that foster mistrust and racism.