Objectives Language barriers limit healthcare access. However, professional interpretation
usage is infrequent due to high cost and poor interpreter availability. Healthcare-oriented …

Background Social media has substantially changed how people confront health issues.
However, a comprehensive understanding of how social media has altered the foci and …

In the past decade, the term 'global aging'has gained much attention among researchers,
policymakers, civil societies, and governments worldwide. The continuous decline in fertility …

Objective Linguistic diversity has the potential to create barriers for limited language
proficiency (LLP) patients when navigating the healthcare system. When a verified …

Objectives Inpatients with language barriers and complex medical needs suffer disparities in
quality of care, safety, and health outcomes. Although in-person interpreters are particularly …

Background: Language barriers in medical encounters pose risks for interactions with
patients, their care, and their outcomes. Because human translators, the gold standard for …

Purpose Automated scalp cooling (ASC) is available to patients undergoing chemotherapy
for breast cancer to decrease chemotherapy-induced alopecia. This study sought to …

Introduction Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) patients should but do not routinely
receive professional interpretation. We examined provider perceptions of barriers and …

Background Migrants underuse screening opportunities for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
despite elevated risk factors for contracting these infections. Language barriers are an often …

Background: More than 300 languages are spoken by patients seen in the USA in addition
to a growing population with limited-English proficiency. An abundance of literature …