Language Concordance and Interpreter Use for Spanish-Preferring Patients: Qualitative Study of Perspectives from Primary Care Providers
Providers described barriers that organizations need to address to facilitate effective communication and language interpretation when caring for Spanish-preferring patients. Research is needed that identifies and tests language support strategies for providers and clinics and structural changes that preserve time during patient visits for providers and patients to spend on health care needs.
Authors
- Denise D. Quigley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-908X)
- Efrain Talamantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6822-5060)
- Nabeel Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7782-8023)
- Zachary Predmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-7428)
Institutions
- RAND Corporation (US)
- AltaMed (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09414-9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45
Funders
- RAND Corporation
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality