In-Hospital Patient Harm Across Linguistic Groups: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Home Care Recipients

Conclusions Patients whose primary language was not English or French were more likely to experience harm after admission to hospital, especially if they had low English proficiency. For these patients, the risk of harm from infections and procedures persisted in the adjusted analysis, but the overall risk of harm did not.
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research