Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:815-817
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Racial differences in perception of ward atmosphere
JA Flaherty, J Naidu, R Lawton and D Pathak
The authors administered the Moos Ward Atmosphere Scale (WAS) to 17 black
inpatients and 17 white inpatients at a VA hospital. Scores on 5 of the 10
subscales reflected significant differences on the basis of race. From
these results, the authors assume that black patients and white patients
perceive the same ward environment differently. They briefly discuss the
treatment implications of such perceptual differences.
