When they searched for intervention studies designed to reduce ethnic disparities in trauma care, these researchers found no evaluations of such interventions in a systematic literature review. However, when they scanned the equivalent literature in other health care settings they discovered three strategies that could serve as promising interventions deserving further investigation in the trauma care setting: (1) improving cultural competency of service providers, (2) addressing the effects of health literacy on the quality of trauma care, and (3) quality improvement strategies that recognise equity as a key dimension of quality. The study authors suggest that a trauma coordinator role may help address some aspects relating to these themes. They add that reducing disparities is likely to require broader systemwide policies.
