Background: Healthcare providers increasingly care for patients with Limited English
Proficiency (LEP). There is limited research evaluating healthcare provider utilization …

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

Background: There are many challenges in communication and cultural barriers for patients
with limited English proficiency (LEP) who suffer from serious illnesses. Palliative care …

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 end-of-life issues is difficult across language barriers.
Little is known about the experience of health care interpreters in these discussions …

ObjectivesSkilled medical interpreters are essential to providing high-quality, culturally
sensitive palliative care and addressing health-care disparities for patients with limited …

A growing percentage of critically ill patients and their families in the United States speak
limited English. We present the case of a palliative care consult conducted across language …

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 …

Communication regarding serious illness is challenging in most circumstances. Patients with
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have unique language and cultural needs that often …

Medical interpreters are the primary facilitators of effective communication between clinical
providers and patients with limited English proficiency. They can assist in managing …