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Language concordance, interpersonal care, and diabetes self-care in rural Latino patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interpersonal care (IPC) is increasingly emphasized as health care systems focus on implementing patient-centered care. Language barriers may be a particularly important influence on IPC ratings among rural Spanish-speaking Latinos.

Objective

To examine the associations between provider Spanish fluency and Spanish-speaking patients' ratings of IPC and between patient-provider language concordance and patient engagement in diabetes self-care activities.

Design

Cross-sectional survey combined with chart reviews.

Setting/participants

Two hundred fifty Latino adults with diabetes receiving care at safety-net community health centers in two rural California counties.

Main measures

Using a validated questionnaire, we assessed patient ratings of IPC in three areas: communication, decision-making, and interpersonal style. Patient-provider language concordance was measured by physician self-reported fluency in Spanish. We measured participation in diabetes self-care activities by patient self-report. The survey response rate was 68%.

Key results

Patients with language-concordant providers had more favorable IPC ratings (20% to 41% of language-discordant patients had optimal scores for IPC scales vs. 35% to 69% of language-concordant patients, p?ConclusionThis study provides evidence that language concordance is independently associated with high IPC scores in rural Latino adults with diabetes. Moreover, this study suggests that language concordance may contribute to improved participation diabetes self-care activities.

SUBMITTER: Detz A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4242867 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Language concordance, interpersonal care, and diabetes self-care in rural Latino patients.

Detz Alissa A Mangione Carol M CM Nunez de Jaimes Fatima F Noguera Christine C Morales Leo S LS Tseng Chi-Hong CH Moreno Gerardo G

Journal of general internal medicine 20140903 12

<h4>Background</h4>Interpersonal care (IPC) is increasingly emphasized as health care systems focus on implementing patient-centered care. Language barriers may be a particularly important influence on IPC ratings among rural Spanish-speaking Latinos.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the associations between provider Spanish fluency and Spanish-speaking patients' ratings of IPC and between patient-provider language concordance and patient engagement in diabetes self-care activities.<h4>Design</h4>Cro ...[more]

PMID: 25183476

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Language concordance, interpersonal care, and diabetes self-care in rural Latino patients.

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