Experiences of Medical Interpreters During Palliative Care Encounters With Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Qualitative Study
Latif Z, Makuvire T, Feder S, Abrahm J, Pinzon P, Warraich H. Experiences of Medical Interpreters During Palliative Care Encounters With Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2022, 26: 784-789. PMID: 36516127, PMCID: PMC11079501, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care encountersPalliative care involvementPalliative careCare of patientsLimited English proficiencyCare encountersCare involvementLEP patientsLimited English proficiency patientsPalliative care utilizationPoor patient understandingMedical interpretersAcademic medical centerCare utilizationMedical CenterPatient understandingTreatment goalsPatientsSerious illnessTreatment planMean experienceCareSuboptimal timingInvolvementQualitative studyThe Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530)
Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationDiscussion of goalsPalliative carePandemic surgeSerious illnessFamily understandingCOVID-19 pandemic surgeLarge hospitalsInitial pandemic surgeInpatient PC consultationsQuality of telehealthPercent of patientsPalliative care servicesPrimary cancer diagnosisAssessment of patientsEarly COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 infection ratesCOVID-19 ratesElectronic health recordsMedian timePC servicesMean ageInitial consultationInterdisciplinary carePatients