[HTML][HTML] Strategies used by healthcare systems to communicate with hospitalized patients and families with limited English proficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic …

C Yang, L Prokop, A Barwise - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities in the
United States, including many with limited English proficiency (LEP). These patients face …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of limited English proficiency on healthcare access and outcomes in the US: a scoping review

SE Twersky, R Jefferson, L Garcia-Ortiz, E Williams… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
A majority of individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the US are foreign-born,
creating a complex intersection of language, socio-economic, and policy barriers to …

A Comparison of Palliative Care Delivery between Ethnically Chinese and Non-Chinese Canadians in the Last Year of Life

Z Jia, A Kurahashi, RK Sharma, R Mahtani… - Journal of General …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Ethnically Chinese adults in Canada and the United States face
multiple barriers in accessing equitable, culturally respectful care at the end-of-life. Palliative …

Assessing for differences in opioid administration during inpatient end‐of‐life care for patients with limited English proficiency

N Curatola, P Prasad, BK Bell, MC Fang… - Journal of Hospital …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) may have worse health
outcomes and differences in processes of care. Language status may particularly affect …

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Serious Illness Conversation Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic

M Abbas, IS Chua, M Tabata-Kelly, AL Bulger… - Journal of Pain and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Context The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted non-Hispanic Black and
Hispanic patients. However, little is known about the quality of serious illness …

Equitable abortion care for patients with non-English language preference

S Yang, A Barwise, A Perrucci, D Bartz - Contraception, 2024 - contraceptionjournal.org
According to the 2021 American Community Survey, 67 million people in the US speak a
language other than English at home [1]. Among them, over 25 million people, or 9% of the …

[HTML][HTML] Analgesia administration by sex among pediatric emergency department patients with abdominal pain

ME Vastola, BE Mumma, JR Fine, DJ Tancredi… - JEM reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Background There is conflicting data about sex-based differences in the treatment of acute
pain in the ED. Little is known about sex-based disparities in analgesia in pediatric ED …

Limited English Proficiency, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, and In-Hospital COVID-19 Outcomes.

JL Berkowitz, KF Kennedy, C Font… - American Journal of …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular risk factors and history of cardiovascular disease are
associated with greater morbidity and mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 …