PURPOSE: Minority @entity1 with @entity5 experience worse control of their @entity158 than do their white counterparts. This disparity may, in part, reflect more miscommunication between minority @entity1 and their physicians. Therefore, we examined whether @entity1 @entity15285 could reduce disparities in @entity158 control in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. METHODS: Sixty-seven English-speaking @entity5 outpatients, including 15 minorities, with moderate @entity158 over the prior 2 weeks were randomly assigned to the experimental (N = 34) or control group (N = 33). Experimental @entity1 received a 20-minute individualized education and @entity15285 session to increase knowledge of @entity158 self-management, to redress personal misconceptions about @entity158 treatment, and to rehearse an individually scripted @entity1 -physician dialog about @entity158 control. The control group received standardized information on controlling @entity158 . Data on average @entity158 (0-10 scale) were collected at enrollment and 2-week follow-up. RESULTS: At enrollment, minority @entity1 had significantly more @entity158 than their white counterparts (6.0 vs 5.0, P = 0.05). At follow-up, minorities in the control group continued to have more @entity158 (6.4 vs 4.7, P = 0.01), whereas in the experimental group, disparities were eliminated (4.0 vs 4.3, P = 0.71). The effect of the intervention on reducing disparities was significant (P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 @entity15285 offers promise as a means of reducing racial/ethnic disparities in @entity158 control. Larger studies are needed to validate these findings and to explore possible mechanisms.

Can @entity1 @entity15285 reduce racial/ethnic disparities in XXXX control? Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity15285 :: ('MESH:C536430', 'Disease') :: ['coaching'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['adult cancer', 'cancer'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cancer pain']
