ArticlePEC innovation2023
A multi-language qualitative study of limited English proficiency patient experiences in the United States.
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- Language Barriers and Healthcare Challenges for Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency After Health Reform in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- From marginalized to strength: Socio-ecological coping strategies of older Korean Americans with language barriers and healthcare needs.Journal of social service research · 2025Article
- Risk factors for unexpected death in patients identified by a communication and resolution program.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Mapping Segregation Patterns of Hospital Care among Patients with Limited English Proficiency.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
- Through the eyes of Spanish-speaking patients, caregivers, and community leaders: a qualitative study on the in-patient hospital experience.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Exploring early discontinuation of mental health outpatient treatment: language, demographics and clinical characteristics among migrant populations in Japan.BMJ mental health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand the limited English proficiency patient experience with health care services in an urban setting in the United States. Methods: Through a narrative analysis approach, 71 individuals who spoke either Spanish, Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin, or Korean shared their experiences through semi-structured interviews between 2016 and 2018. Analyses used monolingual and multilingual open coding approaches to generate themes. Results: Six themes illustrated patient experiences and identified sources of structural inequities perpetuating language barriers at the point of care. An important thread throughout all interviews was the sense that the language barrier with clinicians posed a threat to their safety when receiving healthcare, citing an acute awareness of additional risk for harm they might experience. Participants also consistently identified factors they felt would improve their sense of security that were specific to clinician interactions. Differences in experiences were specific to culture and heritage. Conclusions: The findings highlight the ongoing challenges spoken language barriers pose across multiple points of care in the United States' health care system. Innovation: The multi-language nature of this study and its methodological insights are innovative as most studies have focused on clinicians or patient experiences in a single language.
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