Communication and language barriers isolate Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users
from mass media, health care messages, and health care communication, which, when …

Inadequate health literacy and limited English proficiency are associated with poor health
care access and outcomes. Despite what appears to be an interaction phenomenon …

BACKGROUND: Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users face communication and
language barriers that limit healthcare communication with their providers. Prior research …

Communication barriers between healthcare providers and patients contribute to health
disparities and the effectiveness of health promotion messages. This is especially true …

Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) are medically underserved and often
excluded from health research and surveillance. We used a community participatory …

Abstract Background Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users comprise a linguistic
minority population with poor health care access due to communication barriers and low …

This study estimated health status by low health literacy and limited English proficiency
alone and in combination for Latino, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and White respondents …

Although Hispanics have a documented high risk of limited health literacy, there is a scarcity
of research with this population group, and particularly with Hispanic immigrants who …

Problem: The deaf population is an often-overlooked limited English proficiency (LEP) group
at risk for health disparities associated with low health literacy. Lack of access to health …

Background: The implication of health literacy is the ability of individuals to find, understand,
and use their required health information from reliable sources. It is an indicator of the …