Journal article
Impact of Language Barriers on Stroke Care and Outcomes
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Language barriers may lead to poor quality of care, particularly for conditions like acute stroke for which diagnosis and treatment decision making rely on taking an accurate patient history. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of patient language barriers on quality of stroke care and clinical outcomes.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used data from the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network. …
Authors
Shah BR; Khan NA; O'Donnell MJ; Kapral MK
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 813–818
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2015
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.114.007929
ISSN
0039-2499