The Impact of Language Discordance on Acquiring Broad Social History: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Clinicians, and Interpreters
Our results suggest two action steps for health systems: (a) apportioning more time for language-discordant visits to increase rapport-building and BSH acquisition, and (b) increasing training for clinicians on acquiring BSH when working with interpreters. Further research is needed to investigate the relationship between language discordance, acquisition of BSH, and patient outcomes.
Authors
- Alicia Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7975-6614)
- Elaine C. Khoong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2514-3572)
- Maria E. Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6169-6967)
- Isabel Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4323-1046)
- Bansri Doshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0817-3443)
- Ruby Quesada
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Sciences and Arts of Latin America (PE)
- Research for Action (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09234-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities