Background: Although there are compelling moral arguments for patient participation in
medical decisions, the link to health outcomes has not been systematically explored …

Over the last decades, trust in physician has gained in importance. Studies have shown that
trust in physician is associated with positive health behaviors in patients. However, the …

Emerging research suggests that people trust algorithmic decisions less than human
decisions. However, different populations, particularly in marginalized communities, may …

An acute health crisis and its progression into a chronic illness or disability (CID) is a turning
point in an individual's life. The vivid confrontation with a severe physical illness or injury …

Objective: Psychiatric emergency hold laws permit involuntary admission to a health care
facility of a person with an acute mental illness under certain circumstances. This study …

There is growing theoretical recognition in the organizational justice literature that an
organization's treatment of external parties (such as patients, community members …

The meaning of justice can be defined according to a juridical, human, theological, ethical,
biomedical, or social perspective. It should guarantee the protection of life and health …

Objectives: In this study, I aimed to find empirical support for the increasingly frequent
assumption about the regulatory potential of legitimacy with regard to people's health …

Introduction Disparities in treatment adherence based on race and ethnicity are well
documented but poorly understood. Specifically, the causes of treatment nonadherence …

The study is designed to provide an informal summary of what is known about consumer
switching of health insurance plans and to contribute to knowledge about what motivates …