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. 2023 Aug;10(4):1878-1898.
doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01371-x. Epub 2022 Aug 1.

Evaluating Patient and Family Experience Among Spanish-Speaking and LatinX Patients: a Scoping Review of Existing Instruments

Allison Rollins  1 , Grace Wandell  1 , Sherise Epstein  1 , Juliana Bonilla-Velez  2   3   4
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Evaluating Patient and Family Experience Among Spanish-Speaking and LatinX Patients: a Scoping Review of Existing Instruments

Allison Rollins et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Introduction: LatinX populations are rapidly growing in the USA, but still report lower levels of patient centered care and satisfaction when compared to their non-LatinX white counterparts. This review encompasses literature which describes patient experience instruments that (1) evaluate LatinX experience, (2) have validated Spanish versions, or (3) measure language-concordant care experiences.

Methods: A scoping review of literature in Ovid Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO was conducted. Articles were excluded if they were not applicable to the health care industry, did not include a patient experience instrument, or did not include LatinX or Spanish-speaking individuals within their study population. Data extraction was performed for concepts measured, study size, population, health care setting, and languages validated.

Results: This review identified 224 manuscripts. Of these, 81 met full inclusion criteria and represented 60 unique instruments. These covered six categories: general patient experience (43%, n = 26/60), experiences of discrimination/mistrust (12%, n = 7/60), cultural factors (10%, n = 6/60), patient-provider relationship (10%, n = 6/60), and communication (8%, n = 5/60). The remaining instruments measured multiple categories (17%, n = 10/60). Just over one third of instruments (n = 24, 5 pediatric, 19 adult) were validated in Spanish and an additional 14 (23%) were validated in English alone. Finally, 4 (7%) instruments were identified which were developed for use in a language concordant setting.

Conclusion: Many instruments were identified which evaluate LatinX patient experience; however, none was both validated in Spanish and measured in all key categories of experience described above. Additionally, few instruments were developed for holistic evaluation of patient experience in pediatric or language concordant care settings.

Keywords: Instruments; Language concordant; Language other than English (LOE); LatinX; Patient experience; Patient satisfaction; Spanish-Speaking.

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