Increased Access to Professional Interpreters in the Hospital Improves Informed Consent for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

Jonathan S. Lee,Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable,Steven E. Gregorich,Michael H. Crawford,Adrienne L. Green,Jennifer Livaudais-Toman,Leah S. Karliner

Increased Access to Professional Interpreters in the Hospital Improves Informed Consent for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

2017

Jonathan S. Lee
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable
Steven E. Gregorich
Michael H. Crawford
Adrienne L. Green
Jennifer Livaudais-Toman
Leah S. Karliner

Background Language barriers disrupt communication and impede informed consent for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) undergoing healthcare procedures. Effective interventions for this disparity remain unclear.

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Nursing
Family medicine
Health care
Informed consent
Language barrier
Psychological intervention
Medicine
Limited English proficiency
effective interventions
Interpreter
language access

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