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Document Type

Poster

Description

• Language discordance is a growing problem facing health care today. Communication barriers can be cultural or language based and are commonly cited as a major contributor to poor patient compliance and health outcomes.

• This research project seeks to identify promising developments aimed at overcoming language discordance through analysis of different translation implementation methods and correlating these with health outcomes.

Department

Physician Assistant Studies

Degree Name

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

Publication Date

2017

Keywords

Communication Barriers; Patient Satisfaction; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Translating

Disciplines

Health Communication | Medicine and Health Sciences

Language Concordance: Overcoming Language Barriers

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