Synopsis
Many healthcare organizations have adopted patient-centered approaches by implementing programs that prioritize patients’ needs, values, and preferences into care,1 reflecting a growing recognition that patients should be active participants in their own care. Patient-centered care is associated with improved satisfaction and health outcomes.
Hearing loss places considerable strain on patient–provider communication which is fundamental to patient-centered care. Moreover, race has previously been associated with poorer patient-centered care experiences yet minimal work evaluates this at the intersection of race and hearing loss.3, 4 The objectives of the present study are (1) to characterize the association of perception of patient-centered healthcare experiences among those with and without hearing loss, and (2) to explore whether race modifies the association.