Development of intervention materials for individuals with limited English proficiency: lessons learned from “Colorectal Cancer Screening in Chinese Americans”

SP Tu, MP Yip, A Chun, J Choe, R Bastani… - Medical care, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: According to recent US census data, 52 million people reported speaking a
language other than English at home, and almost 45% of this population reported limited …

Colorectal cancer screening: low health literacy and limited English proficiency among Asians and Whites in California

T Sentell, KL Braun, J Davis, T Davis - Journal of health …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The authors examined the relationship between low health literacy (LHL), limited English
proficiency (LEP), and meeting current US Preventive Service Task Force colorectal cancer …

Closing the gap: participatory formative evaluation to reduce cancer screening disparities among patients with limited English proficiency

JL Ridgeway, JW Njeru, CR Breitkopf… - Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - Springer
Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) have disproportionately lower rates of cancer
screening than English-proficient patients. Given the multifactorial nature of screening …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to preventive cancer screening in Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients: Physicians' perspectives

KH Bruce, RJ Schwei, LS Park… - Communication & …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Limited English proficient (LEP) patients receive fewer recommended
preventive screenings than English-speaking patients. Studies have explored patients' …

[HTML][HTML] Testing a Spanish-language colorectal cancer screening decision aid in Latinos with limited English proficiency: results from a pre-post trial and four month …

DS Reuland, LK Ko, A Fernandez, LC Braswell… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Compared with non-Latinos, Latinos in the US have low rates of
colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and low rates of knowledge regarding CRC screening …

A culturally and linguistically salient pilot intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among Latinos receiving care in a Federally Qualified Health Center

CK Gwede, SK Sutton, EA Chavarria… - Health Education …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Despite established benefits, colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is underutilized among
Latinos/Hispanics. We conducted a pilot 2-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating …

Limited english proficiency and screening for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancers among Asian American adults

Z Xie, G Chen, R Suk, B Dixon, A Jo… - Journal of Racial and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Literature shows that limited English proficiency (LEP) influences individual
healthcare-seeking behaviors. The Asian population is the fastest-growing racial/ethnic …

Lay health educators increase colorectal cancer screening among Hmong Americans: a cluster randomized controlled trial

EK Tong, TT Nguyen, P Lo, SL Stewart… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Asian Americans have lower colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates than
non‐Hispanic white individuals. Hmong Americans have limited socioeconomic resources …

A multilevel, low literacy dual language intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening in community clinics in Florida: A randomized controlled trial

SM Christy, SK Sutton, R Abdulla, C Boxtha… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the largest disparities in cancer mortality in the United States occurs with colorectal
cancer (CRC). The objectives of this multilevel two-arm intervention trial were to compare …

Predicting health literacy among English-as-a-second-language older Chinese immigrant women to Canada: Comprehension of colon cancer prevention information

L Todd, L Hoffman-Goetz - Journal of Cancer Education, 2011 - Springer
Inadequate health literacy has been identified as a barrier to the utilization of health-care
services, including cancer screening. This study examined predictors of health literacy …