Patient-Physician Language Concordance, Antihypertensive Medications, and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Allophone-Speaking Patients with Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-physician language concordance is associated with better outcomes. However, the mechanism(s) explaining these associations are poorly understood. Our objective was to determine if antihypertensive medication use mediates the association between patient-physician language concordance and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).

Methods

Our population-based, retrospective cohort study used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2014. We identified Allophone-speaking respondents (ie, the language spoken most often at home is one other than English, French, or an Indigenous language) with self-reported hypertension. We defined patient-physician language concordance as agreement between language spoken mos

SUBMITTER: Reaume M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12925774 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature