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Spanish-speaking Patients' Experiences with Hearing Health Care.
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Summary
Spanish-speaking patients face barriers like cost and language when accessing hearing care. Improving culturally appropriate services can enhance hearing health care access and quality for this population.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Health Disparities
- Cultural Competency in Healthcare
Background:
- Effective communication is crucial for Spanish-speaking patients.
- Hearing health care access disparities for this population are understudied.
- Limited income programs are a key access point.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the experiences of Spanish-speaking patients with hearing loss accessing hearing health care.
- To identify barriers and facilitators to care within a limited income program.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with six Spanish-speaking patients (monolingual and bilingual).
- Participants were from the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
- Qualitative analysis to identify emergent themes.
Main Results:
- Key barriers included cost, language, and transportation.
- Success factors involved interpreter use and reduced service/amplification costs.
- Cultural factors like family and religion influenced care seeking.
Conclusions:
- Identified themes can inform patient-centered, culturally and linguistically appropriate hearing health services.
- Findings highlight factors contributing to hearing health care disparities in Spanish-speaking adults.
- Recommendations are provided for audiologists serving this demographic.
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