Context Language barriers can influence the health quality and outcomes of limited English
proficiency (LEP) patients at end of life, including symptom assessment and utilization of …

Background: Communication about health care and especially end-of-life care is difficult for
clinicians and patients when they do not speak the same language. Our purpose was to …

Context Research has shown that using medical interpreters in language-discordant patient-
provider encounters improves outcomes. There is limited research evaluating the views of …

We conducted a prospective study of 130 unselected adults admitted to hospital with
advanced malignancy. The study assessed how patients perceived information conveyed to …

This study examined whether patients who are not fluent in English receive less than optimal
palliative care. The subjects were 130 consecutive patients (24 non-English speakers, NE …

Background Language barriers are a large and growing problem for patients in the US and
around the world. Interpreter services are a standard solution for addressing language …

Objective: To study the effectiveness of patient physician communications regarding health
care choices at the end of life. We studied communications occurring between physicians …

OBJECTIVE: Provision of high quality patient-centered care is fundamental to eliminating
healthcare disparities in breast cancer. We investigated physicians' experiences …

Objectives To understand healthcare team perceptions of the role of professional
interpreters and interpretation modalities during end of life and critical illness discussions …

Background: Healthcare personnel are responsible for providing patient-centered care
regardless of their patients' language skills, but language barriers is identified as the main …