One can view the notion of risk from many vantage points in evaluation. Problems emerge in attempting to identify risks that affect limited English proficient students, and the relationship of these risks as barriers to targeted academic performance. The article introduces features of the Goal Attainment Risk Reduction model as possible evaluation considerations by a campus or district. Focus i...

OBJECTIVE To examine differences in the characteristics of adverse events between English speaking patients and patients with limited English proficiency in US hospitals. SETTING Six Joint Commission accredited hospitals in the USA. METHOD Adverse event data on English speaking patients and patients with limited English proficiency were collected from six hospitals over 7 months in 2005 and...

OBJECTIVE Patients with limited health literacy (LHL) and limited English proficiency (LEP) experience suboptimal communication and health outcomes. Electronic health record implementation in safety net clinics may affect communication with LHL and LEP patients.We investigated the associations between safety net clinician computer use and patient-provider communication for patients with LEP and...

BACKGROUND The number of patients with limited English proficiency is on the rise in the United States, and conveying medication information to these individuals in an effective manner is crucial to improve adherence and reduce medication errors. OBJECTIVES To examine (1) self-reported capability for and actual provision of prescription labels or verbal medication information in languages oth...

Abstract Background Compared to their white counterparts, Latina breast cancer survivors experience poorer quality of care and worse health-related life. Limited English proficiency (LEP) patient engagement in could help explain these disparities. We assessed associations between LEP status difficulty engaging with physicians, self-reported life (physical emotional well-being) among rural urban...

Patients use call light systems to initiate communication with their health care team. Little is known how this process is affected when language barriers exist between an English-speaking nurse and a patient with limited English proficiency (LEP). The aims of this study are to describe (a) the perceptions of nurses regarding their communication with patients with LEP, (b) how call lights affec...