Decomposing the gap in satisfaction with provider communication between English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic patients

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-203

  Villani, Jennifer ^a   Mortensen, Karoline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Healthcare disparities; Hispanic; Language; Patient satisfaction; Patient provider concordance; Provider communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896395598     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9733-0     Document Type: Article

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