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BACKGROUND: The level of perceived control in people with Parkinson's disease plays a significant role in affecting their quality of life. Simpson et al. developed a scale of perceived control specific to Parkinson's disease called the Parkinson's UK Scale of Perceived Control (PUKSoPC). In this work, we…

This study examined perceptions of and communication about mammography as drivers of gaps in screening among individuals with non-English language preference (NELP). A survey was fielded in fall 2021 in five languages (Cantonese, English, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese) to individuals identified using electronic medic…

Word reading fluency is crucial for early L2 development. Moreover, the practice of digital reading has become increasingly common for both children and adults. Therefore, the current study investigated factors that explain digital word reading fluency in English (L2) among Chinese children from Hong Kong. Eighty-six c…

Implicit knowledge acquired by L2 learners determines their language competence; however, it remains an issue to what extent advanced EFL learners can acquire implicit language knowledge. This study aims at finding out whether advanced EFL learners from two different L1s could acquire a level of implicit knowledge of E…

Reference in extended discourse is vulnerable to delayed acquisition in early childhood. Although recent research has increasingly focused on effects of linguistic, input, and cognitive factors on reference production, these studies are limited in number and the results are mixed. The present study provides insight int…

BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly being used throughout surgical disciplines, but their use is limited in multilingual patient populations. We aimed to investigate facilitators and barriers to PROMs collection for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). METHODS: Semi-struc…

BACKGROUND: Limited English proficiency (LEP) is associated with decreased access to healthcare. We hypothesized that LEP children with appendicitis would experience more delays in care than EP children. METHODS: Retrospective review of patients <18 y presenting to a tertiary pediatric hospital July 2014-July 2019 wit…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the social needs of families working with Health Leads (HL) at 18 pediatric practices in 9 US cities and how reported social needs and success addressing them varied according to parents' preferred health care language. METHODS: We evaluated the social needs of English and Spanish speakers who r…

BACKGROUND: Canine breed conformation may interfere with locomotion and may predispose to orthopedic disease. Bulldogs have a high incidence of orthopedic diseases such as hip dysplasia. Kinetic gait analysis provides an objective way to assess and analyze locomotion. The aim of this study was to study the vertical for…

BACKGROUND: Non-English speakers (NES) as a proportion of the United States population have steadily increased in recent years. There remains substantial risk of excluding NES from research. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the percentage of emergency medicine (EM) studies that exclude Non-English speakers from participat…

PURPOSE: To develop a cross-cultural Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) for the Brazilian population and analyze its validity and effectiveness. METHODS: Based on the guidelines of Guillemin et al., four English teachers, an ophthalmologist, a rheumatologist, two ophthalmology residents and a native American who does…

INTRODUCTION: The Qualiveen questionnaire is a urinary disorder-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument. Developed in French, the instrument's translation into English was the first step of a process leading to an HRQL questionnaire that can be used in a different culture. However, the cultural adapta…

BackgroundSport Nutrition is a fast-growing academic subject. Language and/or insufficient training will be barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP) for non-English native practitioners.AimWe investigated the EBP implementation in Japanese Accredited Sports Dietitians (ASDs).MethodsJapanese ASDs (= 77) were recruited…

BACKGROUND: Limited data exist on intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) prevalence and risk factors in English cocker spaniels. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: IVDD risk factors and prevalence vary between breeds and within sub-populations. ANIMALS: Two thousand six hundred fifty-four English cocker spaniels. METHODS: An online…

Emotional intelligence (EI) has been widely studied in the context of English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) learning when the focus shifts from unidimensional cognitive aspects to multiple aspects, including the role of affective factors in language learning. This systematic review synthesizes 121 research art…

OBJECTIVE: Data exploring family-centered rounds (FCR) participation for caregivers who prefer a language other than English (LOE) are limited. We sought to characterize baseline rates of LOE-preferring caregiver FCR participation and reasons for not participating as part of the current-state analysis for a QI initiati…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess whether using the International Speech Test Signal (ISTS) as a nonmeaningful target signal changes listener outcomes on the Tracking of Noise Tolerance (TNT) test and their relationship to hearing loss and neuroelectrophysiological indices of central inhibition. METHOD:…

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates ChatGPT's accuracy, readability, understandability, and actionability in responding to patient queries on sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in English and Spanish, when compared to Google responses. The objective is to address concerns regarding its proficiency in addressing m…

The role of the extended amygdala and amygdala in mediating emotion and inhibitory control in native language versus second language processing is currently not well understood. The current study examined activity in the extended amygdala and amygdala when twelve healthy young adults were exposed to emotional-linguisti…

INTRODUCTION: Disparities exist in access to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related health information. We aimed to close a gap in online traffic between English and Spanish COVID-19-related health information on our institution's publicly-facing website by 50% within ten months. METHODS: We used A3 improvement m…