Increasing numbers of persons in the United States cannot speak, read, write, or understand the English language at a level that permits them to interact effectively. These limitations can hamper encounters between patients and healthcare providers, often leading to misunderstandings as to diagnosis and treatment, which in turn may result in poor patient compliance, unsatisfactory outcomes, and...

this study aimed to examine cross-cultural differences in performing refusal of requests between persian native speakers (pnss) and english native speakers (enss) in terms of the frequency of the semantic formulas. also examined in this study was whether persian efl learners would transfer their l1 refusal patterns into the l2, and if there would be a relation between their proficiency level an...

BACKGROUND Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience poorer quality care and more adverse events in hospital. Consequently, there is interest in understanding the role of professional medical interpreters in efforts to improve patient safety. OBJECTIVE To describe the views of professional medical interpreters on their role in the delivery of safe patient care. DESIGN Quali...

Between 1990 and 2000, the Latino population in the United States increased by 61 percent, becoming the largest minority group. Language differences contribute to patient safety and access to healthcare concerns for limited English proficiency (LEP) Latinos. The objectives of this research were to determine the techniques rural hospitals use to accommodate Spanish-speaking LEP patients, to iden...

Motivation raising strategies are frequently used in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes; nevertheless, learners’ perceptions of such strategies used by language teachers have not sufficiently been explored. Also, there are not enough studies on differences and similarities between more and less proficient EFL learners regarding this issue. To scrutinize this topic, a groups of more (No...

Background: Acupuncture and moxibustion have widely been used to treat lateral elbow pain (LEP). A comprehensive systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including both English and Chinese databases was conducted to assess the efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of LEP. Methods: Revised STRICTA (2010) criteria were used to appraise the acupuncture procedures...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore the lived experiences of acute-care bedside nurses caring for patients and their families with limited English proficiency. BACKGROUND Approximately 8.6% of the total US population is considered limited English proficient. In the hospital setting, registered nurses provide the most direct contact with patients and their families. Effective communication between ...

BACKGROUND Surgical and procedural patient care settings require efficient patient flow. The primary goal of this study was to assess use and efficiency of language services for our limited English proficiency (LEP) patients undergoing surgical and outpatient procedures. METHODS Patient language services needs were recorded from our operating room and procedural locations over a two and a hal...

Hyun, K., Redfern, J., Woodward, M., Briffa, T., Chew, D., Ellis, C., French, J., Astley, C., Gamble, G., Nallaiah, K., Brieger, D., et al (2017). Is there inequity in hospital care among patients with acute coronary syndrome who are proficient and not proficient in English language? Analysis of the SNAPSHOT ACS study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32(3), 288-295. <a href="http://dx.doi.or...