The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda

Milbank Quarterly - Tập 84 Số 1 - Trang 111-133 - 2006
Elizabeth A. Jacobs1,2,3, Alice Hm Chen1,2,3, Leah Karliner1,2,3, Niels Agger-Gupta1,2,3, Sunita Mutha1,2,3
1John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital and Rush University Medical Center
2Royal Roads University
3University of California at San Francisco

Tóm tắt

Many U.S. residents who speak little English may face language barriers when seeking health care. This article describes what is currently known about language barriers in health care and outlines a research agenda based on mismatches between the current state of knowledge of language barriers and what health care stakeholders need to know. Three broad areas needing more research are discussed: the ways in which language barriers affect health and health care, the efficacy of linguistic access service interventions, and the costs of language barriers and efforts to overcome them. In each of these areas, we outline specific research questions and recommendations.

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