Communication Challenges Faced by Spanish-Speaking Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity: a Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication between caregivers and healthcare providers is important in the delivery of high-quality healthcare for children with medical complexity (CMC). Hispanic children face many challenges in access to healthcare services. Our objective was to describe the communication challenges faced by Spanish-speaking parents with limited English proficiency (SSP-LEP).

Methods

This was a qualitative study of 70 children of Spanish-speaking caregivers, enrolled in a complex care program of a tertiary care children's hospital in North Carolina. Secondary source data were abstracted logs of care coordination tasks maintained by the program's two bilingual care coordinators for a median observation period of 45 months, and complemented by data from care coordinator interv

SUBMITTER: Nageswaran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483426 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature