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OBJECTIVE: In this study we examined the relationship between child maltreatment and the timing of academic difficulties. METHOD: This study uses survival analysis to investigate the timing of risk of experiencing an academic difficulty for the first time. Three types of academic difficulties were examined-grade repet…

The US population is multiethnic in composition: many languages thrive, and Spanish is the second most frequently spoken language. The Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States. The majority of Hispanics speak Spanish at home (63%), and a significant proportion speak little or…

: Dermatology relies on a complex terminology encompassing lesion types, distribution patterns, colors, and specialized sites such as hair and nails, while dermoscopy adds an additional descriptive framework, making interpretation subjective and challenging. Our study aims to evaluate the ability of a chatbot (Gemini 2…

INTRODUCTION: Patients use the internet to learn more about health conditions. Non-English-speaking patients may face additional challenges. The quality of online breast cancer information, the most common cancer in women, is uncertain. This study aims to examine the quality of online breast cancer information for Engl…

PURPOSE: The Self-Efficacy to Manage Chronic Disease (SEMCD) scale is widely used, including in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The SEMCD has been validated in SSc, but the metric equivalence of the English and French versions has not been assessed (i.e., whether psychometric properties are equivalent across English and Fren…

Emmanuel is a 6.5-year-old boy who was referred to your evaluation clinic for concerns about his social skills and communication. He arrived in the United States (US) 1 year ago after an immigration trajectory that began in Haiti when he was aged 3 years; passed through Mexico, where the family was in various shelters…

AIM: This study investigates whether a targeted social media campaign increases reach and engagement of heart failure self-management educational resources among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Victoria, Australia. METHODS: A targeted six-week Facebook social media campaign (from 3 October 2022 to…

BACKGROUND: Little is known about possible differences in advance directive completion (ADC) based on ethnicity and language preference among Chinese Americans on a regional level. OBJECTIVE: To understand the association of ethnicity and language preference with ADC among Chinese Americans. DESIGN: Retrospective coh…

BACKGROUND: There is growing concern regarding the implications of miscommunication in health care settings, the results of which can have serious detrimental impacts on patient safety and health outcomes. Effective communication between nurses and patients is integral in the delivery of timely, competent, and safe car…

Purpose This study examined language use and language ability factors that predict phonological whole-word proximity in young Spanish-English-speaking children. Method Participants were 199 Latino children aged 3;0-6;6 (years;months) and their mothers. Children's speech sound production in English and Spanish was asses…

OBJECTIVE: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for female adolescents aged 11 to 12 years, yet vaccination rates remain low. We conducted a qualitative study to understand English- and Spanish-speaking parents' reasons for noninitiation or noncomple…

OBJECTIVES: Increasingly, medical research involves patients who complete outcomes in different languages. This occurs in countries with more than one common language, such as Canada (French/English) or the United States (Spanish/English), as well as in international multi-centre collaborations, which are utilized freq…

BACKGROUND: The state of Oklahoma, known for destructive tornados, has a native Spanish-speaking (NSS) population of approximately 180,241, of which 50% report being able to speak English "very well" (US Census Bureau). With almost 50% of these native Spanish-speaking persons being limited English proficient (LEP), the…

OBJECTIVE: This secondary data analysis from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study compared clinical characteristics and outcome after citalopram treatment for Hispanic outpatients whose language preference was English (N=121) or Spanish (N=74). METHODS: Data for Hispanic outpatient…

The Covid 19 pandemic has caused real turmoil, impacting every aspect of society. Education is one of the most significant fields that was the most influenced by the pandemic. All levels of education had to change to online teaching for a significant amount of time. Teachers worldwide had to demonstrate flexibility and…

The internationally-accepted Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) were applied to evaluate the literature quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding acupuncture for chronic neck pain in past 10 year…

Spanish speakers in the United States are in need of effective interventions that address both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and health literacy. However, the literature lacks interventions that have used and evaluated a strategies that focus on both, particularly at the community level. The aim of this study was to exp…

Since the early 1990s, research in public understanding of science has significantly increased and become more systematic and academic. However, most of papers published by the main journals in the field have as origin the English-speaking world of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealan…

Peer review of an english oncological paper needs to focus on the principal evaluation criteria. The total of patients is a crucial element to determine the power of the study. This number must be determined before starting the trial and must be raised at the end before interpreting results. Results and statistical ana…

The fact that Isidor Sadger, Freud's self-proclaimed earliest pupil, had written and published his recollections of Freud, has been known for many years. But it had proved impossible to locate a copy of Sadger's book. Now an English version has appeared (to be followed soon by the German original). This paper, based on…