Patient Experience for Hispanic Older Adults Varies by Language Preference

Conclusions: Regardless of language preference, Hispanic people with Medicare experience disparities in patient care relative to non-Hispanic White English-preferring counterparts. Hispanic Spanish-preferring English-respondents report the worse experiences, followed by Hispanic English-preferring respondents. Hispanic Spanish-respondents experienced the least disparities of the three Hispanic language subgroups.
Source: Medical Care - Category: Health Management Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research