Language Preference, Surgical Wait Time, and Outcomes Among Older Adults With Hip Fracture
In this study of older adults with hip fracture, non-English language preference was associated with increased risk of delirium, myocardial infarction, longer length of stay, and discharge to a nursing home. These findings suggest inequities in hip fracture care for patients with a non-English language preference.
Authors
- Kathleen Sheehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-0809)
- Paula A. Rochon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-4151)
- Lauren Lapointe‐Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4485-6719)
- Nathan M. Stall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-1937)
- Alexa Boblitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2939-1431)
- Thérèse A. Stukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-1360)
- Christina Reppas‐Rindlisbacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7731-3185)
- Robert Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1002-2989)
- Sho Podolsky
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.48010
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.64