The impact of language barriers and immigration status on the care experience for Spanish-speaking caregivers of patients with pediatric cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2173-2180

  Zamora, Eduardo R ^a   Kaul, Sapna ^b   Kirchhoff, Anne C ^c   Gwilliam, Vannina ^d   Jimenez, Ornella A ^e   Morreall, Deborah K ^c   Montenegro, Roberto E ^f   Kinney, Anita Y ^g,h   Fluchel, Mark N ^c  

^a UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; communication barriers; decision making; language barriers; Latino

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENGLISH (LANGUAGE); EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SPANISH (LANGUAGE); ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIGRATION; NEOPLASMS; NEWBORN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84994495738     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26150     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Fry R, Passel JS. Latino children: a majority are U.S.-born offspring of immigrants. Pew Research Center, 2009. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2009/05/28/latino-children-a-majority-are-us-born-offspring-of-immigrants/Accessed January 25, 2016.
2. Derose KP, Escarce JJ, Lurie N. Immigrants and health care: sources of vulnerability. Health Affairs (Project Hope). 2007;26(5):1258–1268.
3. Huang ZJ, Yu SM, Ledsky R. Health status and health service access and use among children in U.S. immigrant families. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(4):634-640.
4. Riera A, Ocasio A, Tiyyagura G, et al. Latino caregiver experiences with asthma health communication. Qual Health Res. 2015;25(1):16–26.
5. Eneriz-Wiemer M, Sanders LM, Barr DA, Mendoza FS. Parental limited English proficiency and health outcomes for children with special health care needs: A systematic review. Acad Pediatr. 2014;14(2):128–136.
6. Langellier BA, Chen J, Vargas-Bustamante A, Inkelas M, Ortega AN. Understanding health-care access and utilization disparities among Latino children in the United States. J Child Health Care. 2014;20(2):133–144.
7. Amirian ES. The role of Hispanic ethnicity in pediatric Wilms' tumor survival. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013;30(4):317–327.
8. Goggins WB, Lo FF. Racial and ethnic disparities in survival of US children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Evidence from the SEER database 1988–2008. Cancer Causes Control. 2012;23(5):737–743.
9. Abrahao R, Lichtensztajn DY, Ribeiro RC, et al. Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in survival among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California, 1988–2011: A population-based observational study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015;62(10):1819–1825.
10. Bhatia S. Disparities in cancer outcomes: Lessons learned from children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011;56(6):994–1002.
11. Linabery AM, Ross JA. Childhood and adolescent cancer survival in the US by race and ethnicity for the diagnostic period 1975–1999. Cancer. 2008;113(9):2575–2596.
12. Bhatia S. Influence of race and socioeconomic status on outcome of children treated for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2004;16(1):9–14.
13. Kadan-Lottick NS, Ness KK, Bhatia S, Gurney JG. Survival variability by race and ethnicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. JAMA. 2003;290(15):2008–2014.
14. Weinick RM, Krauss NA. Racial/ethnic differences in children's access to care. Am J Public Health. 2000;90(11):1771–1774.
15. Munet-Vilaro F. Delivery of culturally competent care to children with cancer and their families—The Latino experience. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2004;21(3):155–159.
16. Dunlap JL, Jaramillo JD, Koppolu R, et al. The effects of language concordant care on patient satisfaction and clinical understanding for Hispanic pediatric surgery patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2014;50(9):1586–1589.
17. Rose DE, Tisnado DM, Malin JL, et al. Use of interpreters by physicians treating limited English proficient women with breast cancer: Results from the provider survey of the Los Angeles Women's Health Study. Health Serv Res. 2010;45(1):172–194.
18. Abbe M, Simon C, Angiolillo A, Ruccione K, Kodish ED. A survey of language barriers from the perspective of pediatric oncologists, interpreters, and parents. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006;47(6):819–824.
19. Sahler OJ, Fairclough DL, Phipps S, et al. Using problem-solving skills training to reduce negative affectivity in mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: Report of a multisite randomized trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2005;73(2):272–283.
20. Meeske KA, Sherman-Bien S, Hamilton AS, et al. Mental health disparities between Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents of childhood cancer survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013;60(9):1470–1477.
21. Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2012–2014. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance/documents/document/acspc-034778.pdf. Accessed January 25, 2016.
22. Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes (RUCAs) [July 6, 2015]. http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/ruca-data.php.
23. Simon C, Zyzanski SJ, Eder M, et al. Groups potentially at risk for making poorly informed decisions about entry into clinical trials for childhood cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2003;21(11):2173–2178.
24. Arthur KC, Mangione-Smith R, Meischke H, et al. Impact of English proficiency on care experiences in a pediatric emergency department. Acad Pediatr. 2015;15(2):218–224.
25. Fleisher L, Miller SM, Crookes D, et al. Implementation of a theory-based, non-clinical patient navigator Program to address barriers in an urban cancer center setting. J Oncol Navigat Survivor. 2012;3(3):14–23.
26. Sarfaty M, Turner CH, Damotta E. Use of a patient assistant to facilitate medical visits for Latino patients with low health literacy. J Commun Health. 2005;30(4):299–307.
27. Sitzia J, Wood N. Patient satisfaction: A review of issues and concepts. Soc Sci Med. 1997;45(12):1829–1843.
28. Hall JA, Dornan MC. Patient sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of satisfaction with medical care: A meta-analysis. Soc Sci Med. 1990;30(7):811–818.
29. Anderson LA, Zimmerman MA. Patient and physician perceptions of their relationship and patient satisfaction: A study of chronic disease management. Patient Educ Counsel. 1993;20(1):27–36.
30. Schutz SM, Lee JG, Schmitt CM, Almon M, Baillie J. Clues to patient dissatisfaction with conscious sedation for colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol. 1994;89(9):1476–1479.
31. Thind A, Hoq L, Diamant A, Maly RC. Satisfaction with care among low-income women with breast cancer. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010;19(1):77–86.
32. Juckett G. Cross-cultural medicine. Am Fam Phys. 2005;72(11):2267–2274.
33. Montenegro RE. Parent antibiotics knowledge, expectations, physician perceptions, and antibiotic prescribing behavior how do Latino immigrants fare? Ann Arbor: ProQuest. 2009:143–145 p.
34. Hadley C, Galea S, Nandi V, et al. Hunger and health among undocumented Mexican migrants in a US urban area. Public Health Nutr. 2008;11(2):151–158.
35. French AE, Tsangaris E, Barrera M, et al. School attendance in childhood cancer survivors and their siblings. J Pediatr. 2013;162(1):160–165.
36. Yilmaz MC, Sari HY, Cetingul N, et al. Determination of school-related problems in children treated for cancer. J School Nurs. 2014;30(5):376–384.
37. Research Brief: Chronic Absenteeism. Utah Education Policy Center, 2012. http://www.utahdataalliance.org/downloads/chronicabsenteeismresearchbrief.pdf. Accessed January 25, 2016.
38. Chavez JM, Lopez A, Englebrecht CM, Viramontez Anguiano RP. Sufren los niños: Exploring the impact of unauthorized immigration status on children's well-being. Fam Court Rev. 2012;50(4):638–649.
39. Singer A.The rise of new immigrant gateways. The Brookings Institute, 2004. http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2004/2/demographics%20singer/20040301_gateways.pdf. Accessed January 25, 2016.
40. Pandya C, McHugh M, Batalova J. Limited English proficient individuals in the United States: number, share, growth, and linguistic diversity [Internet]. Migration Policy Institute, 2011. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/limited-english-proficient-individuals-united-states-number-share-growth-and-linguistic. Accessed January 25, 2016.