2025
Cardiovascular disease in patients with limited English proficiency: A narrative review
Latif Z, Inam M, Tummala A, Nelson B, Makuvire T, Warraich H. Cardiovascular disease in patients with limited English proficiency: A narrative review. Current Problems In Cardiology 2025, 50: 103107. PMID: 40516666, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited English proficiency patientsLimited English proficiencyCardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease careHealth care deliveryRate of hospital readmissionEmergency department visitsRisk factorsCare disparitiesEnglish proficiencyCare deliveryCare differencesSymptom recognitionDepartment visitsHigher RatesHospital readmissionDisease awarenessCareLanguage preferenceBalloon timeNarrative reviewAcute coronary syndromeHeart failureCoronary artery disease
2022
Limited English Proficiency as a Barrier to Inclusion in Emergency Medicine-Based Clinical Stroke Research
Zeidan AJ, Smith M, Leff R, Cordone A, Moran TP, Brackett A, Agrawal P. Limited English Proficiency as a Barrier to Inclusion in Emergency Medicine-Based Clinical Stroke Research. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2022, 25: 181-189. PMID: 35652977, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-022-01368-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited English proficiencyLEP populationsEnglish proficiencyStroke researchUse of languageExclusion criteriaInclusion/exclusion criteriaClinical stroke researchLEP patientsClinical research studiesLanguageResearch practicesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRoutine careAcute careEvidence-based practiceKey termsStudy participationHealth outcomesProficiencySystematic reviewResearch studiesEmergency medicineU.S. population
2021
Substance Use and Trauma Among Adult Education Students in the United States
Miller-Roenigk B, Awad M, Crouch M, Gordon D. Substance Use and Trauma Among Adult Education Students in the United States. Adult Education Quarterly 2021, 73: 81-101. DOI: 10.1177/07417136211069415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchABE studentsABE programsAdult basic education programsHigh school equivalencyAdult education studentsBasic education programsMillions of studentsEducation studentsStudent outcomesEducation programsEnglish proficiencyStudentsGender differencesLabor marketSkillsUpward mobilityProgramUnited StatesSimilar researchLearnersProficiencyCoping theoryCurrent studyUse behaviorsSubstance useDisparities In Telehealth Use Among California Patients With Limited English Proficiency
Rodriguez J, Saadi A, Schwamm L, Bates D, Samal L. Disparities In Telehealth Use Among California Patients With Limited English Proficiency. Health Affairs 2021, 40: 487-495. PMID: 33646862, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited English proficiencyTelehealth useCalifornia Health Interview SurveyEmergency department useMultivariable logistic regressionHealth Interview SurveyHealth care accessCalifornia patientsDepartment useCare accessPatientsClinical teamCare deliveryTelehealth servicesLogistic regressionInterview SurveyLower ratesTelehealthEnglish proficiencyLanguage barriersClinicians
2008
Getting By: Underuse of Interpreters by Resident Physicians
Diamond LC, Schenker Y, Curry L, Bradley EH, Fernandez A. Getting By: Underuse of Interpreters by Resident Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2008, 24: 256-262. PMID: 19089503, PMCID: PMC2628994, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0875-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited English proficiencyInterpreter useResident physiciansProfessional interpretersSecond language skillsUrban teaching hospitalEvidence of benefitPhysician-patient communicationResident physician useQuality of careOwn time constraintsValue of communicationEnglish proficiencyLanguage skillsInterpreter servicesTeaching hospitalInterpretersPhysician useClinical decisionStudy institutionPhysiciansDesignQualitative studyRecurrent themesIndividual physiciansUnderuse
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