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Association Of Patient- Provider Language Concordance With Health Care Comprehension Among Latino/As In Oregon: Work In Progress, Grace Parra
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference
Authors: Grace Parra, Sara Diaz-Anaya, & Blair G. Darney PhD, MPH.
Title
Association of patient- provider language concordance with health care comprehension among Latino/as in Oregon: Work in progress
Background
Language concordance in a healthcare setting is a clinical encounter where the patient and provider speak the same language. Health care comprehension is the degree to which individuals understand health-related information given by the provider. Research to date suggests that language barriers in health care negatively impact quality of care .The purpose of this study is to describe need and preferences for language concordant care and test the association …