Efficacy of a language-concordant health coaching intervention for latinx with diabetes.

Objective: To describe the effect of a language-concordant health coaching intervention for Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) and uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) on glycemic control, anxiety, depression, and diabetes self-efficacy.

Methods: 64 patients with T2D were randomly assigned to a control or intervention group. Outcomes were assessed by blood work and surveys pre and post intervention.

An Overview of Online Resources for Medical Spanish Education for Effective Communication with Spanish-Speaking Patients.

Phenomenon: Despite the rapid development of virtual medical Spanish educational materials, online resources lack transparency and a peer-review process. The purpose of this interdisciplinary study was to provide a critical inventory of virtual resources for medical Spanish education, thereby providing a panorama of the current state of online medical Spanish.

Approach: Research team members conducted iterative searches to identify medical Spanish online resources, which were then screened for predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Scoping Review of Textbooks for Medical Spanish Education.

Unlabelled: Despite medical Spanish program proliferation to teach clinicians the language skills to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients, course material selection remains a challenge. We conducted a scoping review to systematically identify medical Spanish textbooks, evaluate utility, and identify gaps. On average, language reviewers scored books lower than medical reviewers.

Rethinking the Term "Limited English Proficiency" to Improve Language-Appropriate Healthcare for All.

The concept of limited English proficiency (LEP) presents significant challenges when applied to the healthcare needs of the diverse and growing multilingual population in the U.S. We expound on the following ways in which the concept of LEP is problematic: the ethnocentric notion of a "primary language," the ambiguous idea of "limited ability," and the deficit-oriented construct of "language assistance.

Communicating and Coaching in Spanish for Chronic Care.

Background: Language barriers affect millions of health care consumers each year in the United States. One in five U.S.

Provider recommendation for HPV vaccination across Hispanic/Latinx subgroups in the United States.

Healthcare provider recommendation is a key predictor of HPV vaccination among adolescents, yet little is known about how parents' receipt of a provider recommendation differs across Hispanic/Latinx subgroups in the United States. We analyzed data from the 2012-2016 National Immunization Survey - Teen on Hispanic/Latinx adolescent ages 13-17 (n = 16,335). Analyses used weighted logistic regression models.

HPV vaccine coverage across Hispanic/Latinx subgroups in the United States.

Purpose: Research on HPV vaccine coverage in the United States has typically aggregated Hispanic/Latinx individuals into a single group for analyses, an approach that has potentially masked variation between Hispanic/Latinx subgroups. To address this limitation, we examined HPV vaccine coverage across Hispanic/Latinx subgroups.

Methods: We analyzed data on Hispanic/Latinx adolescents ages 13-17 (n = 16,335) from the 2012-2016 National Immunization Survey-Teen.

Scoping review: Definitions and outcomes of patient-provider language concordance in healthcare.

Objective: To conduct a scoping literature review to understand the conceptualization and nature of the research on patient-provider language concordance (LC) in health care.

Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus to identify peer-reviewed articles between January 1961 and August 2018. We extracted study characteristics, content, definitions, and findings.

Communication pitfalls in interpreted genetic counseling sessions.

The impact of language interpretation on interactive communication in genetic counseling sessions is not well studied. We sought to determine whether interpretation affects communication in genetic counseling sessions using communication analysis. With a sample of pregnant patients of advanced maternal age, we audiotaped, analyzed, and compared seven Spanish-speaking patients with limited-English proficiency to seven English-speaking patients on length of session, English words spoken, and number of questions asked.