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BACKGROUND: The internationalization of higher education has stimulated an ever-increasing demand for English for Medical Purposes (EMP) courses for nursing undergraduates in China. EMP courses are designed to provide learner-centered language instruction to satisfy students' English communication needs in the future w…

PURPOSE: Individuals who lack proficiency in the dominant language of their region experience difficulty accessing healthcare and exhibit poorer health outcomes. Utilization of professional interpreters can improve health services and outcomes for this population. Most existing studies focus on medical settings, with v…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews (SRs) are an important source of information about healthcare interventions. A key component of a well-conducted SR is a comprehensive literature search. There is limited evidence on the contribution of non-English reports, unpublished studies, and dissertations and their impact on result…

OBJECTIVE: To measure the diagnostic accuracy of the 4A's test in screening for delirium in geriatric inpatients from culturally diverse backgrounds. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted with patients admitted to the geriatric and orthogeriatric services of a tertiary teaching hospital. Consenting participants a…

BACKGROUND: Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities, the explicit and sustained commitment of which was historically and internationally unique. Previous evaluations have produced mixed results. None of these evaluations have, however, compared the tren…

BACKGROUND: Hispanic communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to elevated health risks and burdens, these populations have faced persistent barriers to accessing accurate, timely information regarding the pandemic's trajectory, including vaccine-related updates. To address…

PURPOSE: Our study aimed to validate culturally adapted English and Swahili versions of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for use with adolescents in Kenya. Criterion validity was determined with clinician-administered diagnostic interviews using the Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia. M…

BACKGROUND: Disruption of biological rhythms has been linked to the pathophysiology of mental disorders. However, little is known regarding the rhythmicity of mood symptoms due to the lack of validated clinical questionnaires. A better understanding of the rhythmicity of mood symptoms can help identifying individu…

PURPOSE: Diagnostic genomic research has the potential to directly benefit participants. This study sought to identify barriers to equitable enrollment of acutely ill newborns into a diagnostic genomic sequencing research study. METHODS: We reviewed the 16-month recruitment process of a diagnostic genomic research stu…

OBJECTIVES: To translate and validate the Zurich Chronic Middle Ear Inventory (ZCMEI-21) for the English language in order to provide an English instrument to assess health-related quality of life in chronic otitis media (COM). DESIGN: Pilot translation study including cognitive debriefings, prospective multicentre cr…

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…

Mobile phone technology has gained increasing attention in education; however, its systematic pedagogical application in high school English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction remains underexplored. This study designed, validated, and evaluated a mobile-assisted pedagogical model aimed at enhancing academic enthus…

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…

BACKGROUND: Globalization and immigration have increased language-discordant care, which can adversely affect patient outcomes. Although foreign language anxiety (FLA) is well-studied in education, it is largely unexplored in health care, where it may hinder communication and clinical decision-making. METHODS: This si…

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:…

The objective of this replication study was to compare the perspectives of Hebrew-speaking speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment and intervention in each of the five language domains (semantics, pragmatics, phonology, morphology, and syntax) with those previo…

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…

BACKGROUND: Treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) can lead to profound changes in swallowing function and nutrition. UK HNC standards recommend informational counselling is provided pre-treatment by the dietitian and speech and language therapist (SLT). Non-english speaking patients treated in English speaking count…