Socioecological model and designing interventions for surgical patients with non-English preferred language.

Jesus Mejia, Brittany M Dacier, Jenny Ventura, Emily E Witt, Regan W Bergmark, Gezzer Ortega

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Jesus MejiaCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

Brittany M DacierCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.

Jenny VenturaDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Emily E WittCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Regan W BergmarkCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Gezzer OrtegaCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: gortega1@bwh.harvard.edu.

Funding

Improving Outcomes for Spanish-Speaking Surgical Patients with Limited English ProficiencyK23MD016129 · NIMHD · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Gezzer Ortega · 2022 to 2026

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NIMHD NIH HHS K23 MD016129NIMHD NIH HHS L60 MD017819

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PMID40915943

DOI10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116597

PMCPMC12862784

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