An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Language and Ethnic Concordance on Hispanic Patients' Trust in their Healthcare Providers in Tarrant County
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Macias, Isela. An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Language and Ethnic Concordance on Hispanic Patients’ Trust in Their Healthcare Providers in Tarrant County. Master of Public Health (Health Interpreting & Health Applied Linguistics), August 2007, 76 pp., 8 tables, references, 57 titles. There is a scare number of Spanish-speaking, Hispanic physicians to serve a growing Spanish-speaking Hispanic population. A survey and interview were conducted in a primary health clinic with fifty-two Spanish-speaking Hispanic patients. The Introduction (Chapter 1), included the problem and purpose; Literature Review (Chapter 2), analyzed supporting literature; Methodology (Chapter 3), described data process; Results (Chapter 4), reported the findings; and Conclusions and Recommendations (Chapter 5), included the decision. Spanish-speaking Hispanics in the study had more trust in Spanish-speaking Hispanic physicians than in non-Hispanic physicians who did not speak Spanish. More studies should include Spanish-speaking Hispanics and focus on differences in acculturation and the patient-physician relationship.
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Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication
Health Psychology
Health Services Administration
International and Intercultural Communication
Medicine and Health
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Public Health
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology
Spanish-speaking Hispanic Physicians
Spanish-speaking Hispanic Patients
primary health clinic
trust