volume 84 issue 1 pages 111-133

The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2006-03-10
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR2.745
CiteScore9.7
Impact factor4.1
ISSN0887378X, 14680009
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Policy
Abstract
Many U.S. residents who speak little English may face language barriers when seeking health care. This article describes what is currently known about language barriers in health care and outlines a research agenda based on mismatches between the current state of knowledge of language barriers and what health care stakeholders need to know. Three broad areas needing more research are discussed: the ways in which language barriers affect health and health care, the efficacy of linguistic access service interventions, and the costs of language barriers and efforts to overcome them. In each of these areas, we outline specific research questions and recommendations.
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Jacobs E. A. et al. The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda // Milbank Quarterly. 2006. Vol. 84. No. 1. pp. 111-133.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00440.x
UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00440.x
TI - The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda
T2 - Milbank Quarterly
AU - Jacobs, Elizabeth A.
PY - 2006
DA - 2006/03/10
PB - Wiley
SP - 111-133
IS - 1
VL - 84
PMID - 16529570
SN - 0887-378X
SN - 1468-0009
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@article{2006_Jacobs,
author = {Elizabeth A. Jacobs},
title = {The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda},
journal = {Milbank Quarterly},
year = {2006},
volume = {84},
publisher = {Wiley},
month = {mar},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00440.x},
number = {1},
pages = {111--133},
doi = {10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00440.x}
}
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Jacobs, Elizabeth A., et al. “The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda.” Milbank Quarterly, vol. 84, no. 1, Mar. 2006, pp. 111-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00440.x.