Nursing Unit Environment Associated with Provision of Language Services in Pediatric Hospices

Title

Nursing Unit Environment Associated with Provision of Language Services in Pediatric Hospices

Creator

Lindley LC; Held ML; Henley KM; Miller KA; Pedziwol KE; Rumley LE

Publisher

Journal of Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities

Date

2017

Description

Background Provision of language services in pediatric hospice enables nurses to communicate effectively with patients who have limited English proficiency. Language barriers contribute to ethnic disparities in health care. While language service use corresponds with improved patient comprehension of illness and care options, we lack an understanding of how the nurse work environment affects the provision of these services.
Methods Data were obtained from the 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey and included a study sample of 1251 pediatric hospice agencies. Variable selection was guided by structural contingency theory, which posits that organizational effectiveness is dependent upon how well an organization’s structure relates to its context. Using multivariate logistic regression, we analyzed the extent to which nursing unit environment predicted provision of translation services and interpreter services.

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Citation List Month

July 2018 List

Collection

Citation

Lindley LC; Held ML; Henley KM; Miller KA; Pedziwol KE; Rumley LE, “Nursing Unit Environment Associated with Provision of Language Services in Pediatric Hospices,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/15180.