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Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity among linguistic groups of patients receiving home care in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundPrior studies have demonstrated the negative impact of language barriers on access, quality, and safety of healthcare, which can lead to...
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Health information-seeking behavior associated with linguistic group membership: latent class analysis of a population-based cross-sectional survey in Italy, August to September 2014
BackgroundEvidence suggests an increasing demand for culturally and linguistically responsive disease prevention programs and health interventions....
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Linguistic barriers in communication between oncologists and cancer patients with migration background in Germany: an explorative analysis based on the perspective of the oncologists from the mixed-methods study POM
ObjectiveWe aimed at investigating the predictors of linguistic barriers among office-based haemato-oncologists during consultation with migrant...
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Warfarin Monitoring in Safety-Net Health Systems: Analysis by Race/Ethnicity and Language Preference
BackgroundRacial/ethnic disparities in anticoagulation management are well established. Differences in warfarin monitoring can contribute to these...
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The Association of Chinese Ethnicity and Language Preference with Advance Directive Completion Among Older Patients in an Integrated Health System
BackgroundLittle is known about possible differences in advance directive completion (ADC) based on ethnicity and language preference among Chinese...
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Differences in access to virtual and in-person primary care by race/ethnicity and community social vulnerability among adults diagnosed with COVID-19 in a large, multi-state health system
BackgroundResearch exploring telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19...
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Distress Levels in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer: The Impact of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Preference
PurposeOur objective was to assess distress levels in female breast cancer patients as a function of race, ethnicity, and preferred language. We...
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Perceived Racial Discrimination and Mental Health in Diverse Groups of Asian Americans: The Differing Impacts by Age, Education, and Ethnicity
The aim of this study was to examine how perceived racial discrimination is associated with mental distress among diverse Asian Americans and to...
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Patient dissatisfaction associated with physician-patient linguistic discordance in California clinics: an analytical cross-sectional study
BackgroundPatient satisfaction is considered as a product of two psychological processes, a cognitive one, including expectations and perceptions,...
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Ethnic Identity in Transition: the Potential Impact of Ethnicity on Chronic Illness’ Medication Adherence in Post-Soviet Country
Previously, it has been shown that factors like ethnicity and proficiency of state’s official language not only influence self-management abilities...
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Period Trends in Self-Rated Health at Midlife: Variations by Race/Ethnicity, Union Status, and Education
BackgroundResearch shows rising midlife morbidity among US non-Hispanic white adults, but it is unclear if and how self-rated health of racial/ethnic...
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Testimonial Injustice: Linguistic Bias in the Medical Records of Black Patients and Women
BackgroundBlack Americans and women report feeling doubted or dismissed by health professionals.
ObjectiveTo identify linguistic mechanisms by which...
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Improving the Collection of National Health Data: the Case for the Middle Eastern and North African Checkbox for Communities in the USA
IntroductionThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing current minimum standards for collecting race/ethnicity data on federal forms....
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Does ethnicity affect pain management for people with advanced disease? A mixed methods cross-national systematic review of ‘very high’ Human Development Index English-speaking countries
BackgroundRacial disparities in pain management have been observed in the USA since the 1990s in settings such as the emergency department and...
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Connected speech features in non-English speakers with Alzheimer’s disease: protocol for sco** review
BackgroundA large body of literature indicates that connected speech profiles in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be utilized for...
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Hispanic Ethnicity and Breast Cancer: Disaggregating Surgical Management and Mortality by Race
ObjectiveBreast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic women. Unfortunately, few studies disaggregate Hispanic patients by race...
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The associations between migrant status and ethnicity and the identification of individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis and transition to psychosis: a systematic review
PurposeMigrant and ethnic minority populations exhibit a higher incidence of psychotic disorders. The Ultra-High Risk for psychosis (UHR) paradigm...
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The association of migration and ethnicity with use of the Improving Access to Psychological Treatment (IAPT) programme: a general population cohort study
BackgroundCommon mental disorders (CMD), such as depression and anxiety, are an important cause of morbidity, economic burden and public mental...
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‘HIV ended up in second place’ − prioritizing social integration in the shadow of social exclusion: an interview study with migrants living with HIV in Sweden
BackgroundMigrants are overrepresented among people living with HIV in Sweden as they often face conditions that increased their risk and...