Does use of a translator or use of less than perfect Spanish diminish provider-patient communication compared to a native speaker.

Condition	Intervention
Upper Respiratory Infection Hypertension Diabetes	Behavior: Spanish speaker level

Further Study Details: 

Primary Outcomes: retention of medical information
Secondary Outcomes: patient satisfaction
Expected Total Enrollment:  100

Spanish speaking drop-in patients will be consented then randomized to receive care by a native Spanish speaker, an English speaker using a translator, or an English speaker with intermediate Spanish skills using Spanish. After the visit, the researcher will enquire about patient satisfaction, when the next appointment is, whether medication has been changed, and what instructions their provider gave them. Each provider will do a similar questionnaire. A blinded researcher will score a concordance of plans between provider and patient to see if there is a significant difference in retained information between the groups.

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Spanish speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00187785

Roger B Mortimer, MD      559-459-5705    rmortimer@fresno.ucsf.edu

Study chairs or principal investigators

Roger B Mortimer, MD,  Principal Investigator,  Department of Family Practice   

Study ID Numbers:  UMC200552
Last Updated:  September 15, 2005
Record first received:  September 14, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00187785
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-20