Relationship between self-assessed and tested non-English-language proficiency among primary care providers

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 52; no. 5; p. 435
• Main Authors: Diamond, Lisa, Chung, Sukyung, Ferguson, Warren, Gonzalez, Javier, Jacobs, Elizabeth A, Gany, Francesca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2014
• Subjects: California; Communication Barriers; Female; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Language; Male; Massachusetts; Multilingualism; Physicians - statistics & numerical data; Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Professional-Patient Relations; Self Report; Massachusetts; California

Individuals with limited English proficiency experience poor patient-clinician communication. Most studies of language concordance have not measured clinician non-English-language proficiency. To evaluate the accuracy of the self-assessment of non-English-language proficiency by clinicians compared...