Abstract

The Hispanic population in the United States faces many challenges such as differences in language, culture, education, and socioeconomics. Research findings suggest that poor acculturation, language barriers and healthcare provider biases are associated with decreased access to care, lack of insurance or underinsurance, underutilization of services, feelings of isolation and powerlessness, which may lead to poor health outcomes. This hermeneutical phenomenological study explored the lived experience of non-English and limited English speaking Hispanic persons associated with past in-patient hospitalization in the United States.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10062298; ProQuest document ID: 1776715633. The author still retains copyright.

Jana Goodwin

Author Details

Jana Goodwin, PhD, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Pi at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Latinx Patients, Nursing Non-English Speakers, Language Barriers

Advisor

Suzanne Smeltzer

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Villanova University

Degree Year

2015

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-02-20

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