Translating Discharge Instructions for Limited English–Proficient Families: Strategies and Barriers

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Seetha Davis · Swarthmore College

Julia Rosenberg · Yale University

Jenny Nguyen · Temple University

Manuel Jiménez · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

K. Casey Lion · Seattle Children's Hospital

Gabriela Jenicek · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Harry Dallmann ·

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Children's hospitals experience similar operational and organizational barriers in providing language-concordant discharge instructions. Current strategies focus on translating standardized documents; collaboration and innovation may encourage provision of personalized documents.

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Published in: Hospital Pediatrics

Volume 9, Issue 10, pp. 779-787

DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2019-0055

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Translating Discharge Instructions for Limited English–Proficient Families: Strategies and Barriers

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