Language discordance as a marker of disparities in cerebrovascular risk and stroke outcomes: A multi-center Canadian study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences in ischemic stroke outcomes occur in those with limited English proficiency. These health disparities might arise when a patient's spoken language is discordant from the primary language utilized by the health system. Language concordance is an understudied concept. We examined whether language concordance is associated with differences in vascular risk or post-stroke functional outcomes, depression, obstructive sleep apnea and cognitive impairment.

Methods

This was a multi-center observational cross-sectional cohort study. Patients with ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) were consecutively recruited across eight regional stroke centers in Ontario, Canada (2012 - 2018). Participants were language concordant (LC) if they spoke English as th

SUBMITTER: Muir RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9996323 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature