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BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia and a significant cause of morbidity. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based language models represent a novel tool for searching for medical information; however, there is still uncertainty regarding their reliability and readability in different langua…

BACKGROUND: Biomedical natural language processing tasks are best performed with English models, and translation tools have undergone major improvements. On the other hand, building annotated biomedical data sets remains a challenge. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study is to determine whether the use of English tools to e…

AIM: The aim of this study was to translate the Dutch patient-reported outcome measure-haemorrhoidal impact and satisfaction score (PROM-HISS) to English and perform a cross-cultural validation. METHOD: The ISPOR good practice guidelines for the cross-cultural validation of PROMs were followed and included two steps:…

PURPOSE: Nurses play a key role in educating people about a salt-reduced diet to prevent or manage hypertension or cardiac failure. Assessment tools such as the Chinese Determinants of Salt-Restriction Behaviour Questionnaire (DSRBQ) can provide essential evidence to inform education strategies. This study aimed to tra…

The authors have observed a vertebral anomaly in French and English Bulldogs and termed this anomaly "vertebral vascular canal dysplasia (VVCD)." No previously published descriptions of this anomaly were found. The aims of this retrospective, multi-institutional, observational study were to (1) describe the clinical, C…

BACKGROUND: To investigate item-level measurement properties of the Modified Falls Efficacy (MFES) Scale among English- and Spanish-speaking urban-dwelling older adults as a means to evaluate language equivalence of the tool. METHODS: Secondary analysis of survey data from 170 English (n = 83) and Spanis…

PURPOSE: To assess the equivalence of self-reports of physical functioning between pediatric respondents to the English- and Spanish-language patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) physical functioning item banks. METHODS: The PROMIS pediatric physical functioning item banks include 29 upper…

We investigated the influence of English proficiency on ERPs elicited by lexical semantic violations in English sentences, in both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers who learned English in adulthood. All participants were administered a standardized test of English proficiency, and data were analyzed u…

BACKGROUND: Study participation bias can affect inferences regarding outcomes. OBJECTIVE: The objective is to compare characteristics of participants and non-participants of two literacy studies. METHODS: Two studies of literacy and health-related quality of life were conducted in English- and Spanish-speaking cancer…

OBJECTIVE: This study, which was the first evaluation in Australia of multiple-family group treatment, explored the effectiveness of this approach for a newly arrived non-English speaking migrant group, first-generation Vietnamese families, and for English-speaking families. METHODS: Thirty-four pairs of English-speak…

BACKGROUND: In ambulatory care settings, patients with limited English proficiency receive lower quality of care. Limited information is available describing outcomes for inpatients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of English proficiency on length of stay (LOS) and in-hospital mortality. DESIGN: Retrospective an…

BACKGROUND: To describe the clinical characteristics of non-English speaking patients from the Diabetes Management Project (NEDMP), and compare their diabetes management and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with the English-speaking DMP sample (EDMP). DESIGN: A prospective study was conducted on non-English speak…