Association Between Limited English Language Proficiency and Disparities in Length of Stay and Discharge Disposition After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Limited English language proficiency in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) may make treatment more challenging. Purpose: We sought to investigate the potential association between TSA patients' use of a language interpreter and 2 outcomes: hospital length of stay (LOS) and discharge disposition. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing LOS and discharge disposition after TSA for patients who required interpreter services and patients who did not at a single institution in an urban setting between 2016 and 2020. Consecutive patients requiring interpreter services who underwent TSA were matched 1:1 to patients who did not require an interpreter by age, body mass index (BMI), sex, and procedure. Multivariate regression mo

SUBMITTER: Kunze KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837403 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature