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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2025

Discharge Interventions for Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Scoping Review.

Melanie Anaya, William Law, Hannah L Montoya, Carla M Moreira

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Melanie AnayaThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA. melanie_anaya@brown.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1544-8532
William LawThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
Hannah L MontoyaThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
Carla M MoreiraThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
Providence College · USBrown University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLimited English proficiency patients are required under federal law to receive language-concordant care, yet they still receive substandard discharge instructions compared to English-speaking patients. We aimed to summarize the interventions carried out to improve discharge instructions in the limited English proficiency population.

methodsWe conducted a scoping review of academic and gray literature from the United States using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols for Scoping Reviews guidelines. We searched PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL for studies to improve discharge communication.

resultsOf the 3330 studies, 19 studies met the criteria. Core types of interventions included written interventions alone, educational interventions alone, written and educational interventions, audio and visual interventions, and other types of interventions. Even among the same core types of interventions, there were differences in types of interventions, outcomes examined, and results. DISCUSSION: The majority of included interventions that studied satisfaction as an outcome measure showed improvement, while the other outcomes were not improved or worsened. More rigorous methodology and community involvement are necessary to further analyze discharge interventions for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP).

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Limited English ProficiencyPatient DischargeHumansUnited StatesHealthcare communicationLanguage barriersLanguage concordanceLimited English proficiency

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PMID38639867
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