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This study explores faculty members' perceptions in tourism education programs regarding the use of digital technologies to enhance English language proficiency among learners preparing for careers as tourist guides. The study sample consisted of sixty-five instructors from tourist guide training institutions. Data wer…

BACKGROUND: Handoffs are critical information exchanges between healthcare providers. Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) face increased risk of adverse events from inadequate handoffs; however, the impact of current handoff practices on their care remains understudied. OBJECTIVE: To understand hospitalist…

This study employed knowledge graph technology to analyze the research status and hot spots of Realgar and provide guidance for clinical application and further research of this drug. The research articles both in English and Chinese involving Realgar were retrieved from five databases including CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Sin…

INTRODUCTION: Language discordance is a known barrier to diabetes care in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to better understand the subjective experiences of a group of Spanish-speaking study participants with low English proficiency who were learning to manage their diabetes using a language-concordant…

OBJECTIVES: A lack of diversity amongst participants in cancer clinical trials has raised scrutiny over the past decade. Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) are further excluded. One modifiable reason for low LEP participation is a lack of non-English consent forms. METHODS: We queried the clinical trials…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of Spanish as a primary language for a family with the health outcomes of Hispanic infants with very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500g). STUDY DESIGN: Data from the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) linked to hospital discharge records were analyzed. Hispanic…

PURPOSE: This study (a) documents the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and (b) examines both social and clinical correlates of DUP in a sample of U.S. Latinxs with first-episode psychosis (FEP). METHODS: Data were collected for a longitudinal study evaluating a community education campaign to help primarily Spani…

INTRODUCTION: We need to understand the continued concerns and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines within marginalized communities in the United States. Our study explores the concerns and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines, by language group, at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Rhode Island. METHODS: We c…

A challenge facing health systems such as the English National Health Service (NHS), which operate in a context of diversity of provision and scarcity of financial resources, is how organisations engaged in the provision of services can be encouraged to adopt collective resource utilisation strategies to ensure limited…

Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) have disproportionately lower rates of cancer screening than English-proficient patients. Given the multifactorial nature of screening disparities, strategies to improve screening rates must address barriers within and outside of the clinic setting. The objectives of this…