{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Himmelstein J"],"funding":["Institutional National Research Service Award"],"pagination":["4130-4136"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9708984"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["37(16)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>People with limited English proficiency (LEP) face greater barriers to accessing medical care than those who are English proficient (EP). Language-related differences in the use of outpatient care across the full spectrum of physician specialties have not been studied.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare outpatient visit rates to physicians in 28 specialties by people with LEP vs EP.<h4>Design</h4>Multivariable negative binomial regression analysis of nationally representative data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pooled 2013-2018) with adjustment for age, sex, and self-reported health status.<h4>Participants</h4>149,611 survey respondents aged 18 and older.<h4>Exposure</h4>LEP, defined as taking the survey in a language other than English.<h4>Main measures</h4>Annual "],"journal":["Journal of general internal medicine"],"pubmed_title":["Specialty Care Utilization Among Adults with Limited English Proficiency."],"pmcid":["PMC9708984"],"funding_grant_id":["T32HP32715"],"pubmed_authors":["Dickman SL","McCormick D","Himmelstein J","Cai C","Himmelstein DU","Woolhandler S","Bor DH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Specialty Care Utilization Among Adults with Limited English Proficiency.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>People with limited English proficiency (LEP) face greater barriers to accessing medical care than those who are English proficient (EP). Language-related differences in the use of outpatient care across the full spectrum of physician specialties have not been studied.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare outpatient visit rates to physicians in 28 specialties by people with LEP vs EP.<h4>Design</h4>Multivariable negative binomial regression analysis of nationally representative data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pooled 2013-2018) with adjustment for age, sex, and self-reported health status.<h4>Participants</h4>149,611 survey respondents aged 18 and older.<h4>Exposure</h4>LEP, defined as taking the survey in a language other than English.<h4>Main measures</h4>Annual ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2025-04-21T23:08:02.927Z","creation":"2025-04-05T19:04:27.705Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9708984","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35349026"],"doi":["10.1007/s11606-022-07477-6"]}}