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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 226, Issue 1, Pages 37-47Publisher
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.01.013
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Disparities; Breast reconstruction; Social determinants of health; Inequality
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This systematic review evaluates racial disparities in breast reconstruction for African American women after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The study found that breast reconstruction rates were 45.7% in white women and 38.5% in African American women. Implicit bias, communication barriers, and infrastructure were identified as the most promising strategies to achieve equitable access to breast reconstruction for African American women.
Background: This systematic review assesses racial disparities for African American (AA) women in breast reconstruction following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.Methods: Four databases (Ovid Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science) were searched for peer-reviewed articles published between January 2011 and September 2021.Results: Out of 917 screened articles, 61 were included. The most common metrics were breast reconstruction rates (57.4%) and clinical outcomes (14.8%). Pooled reconstruction rates were 45.7% in white and 38.5% in AA women. 95.1% of studies found disparities in breast reconstruction rates. The greatest influencers on reconstruction rates were individual interactions in the healthcare system (54%), sociocultural environment (39%), behavioral factors (31%), and community interactions with the healthcare system (36%).Conclusion: Racial disparities in postmastectomy breast reconstruction persist. Focusing on implicit bias, communication barriers and infrastructure are the most promising strategies to create equitable access to breast reconstruction for AA women.
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