"Communication Barriers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Those factors, such as language or sociocultural relationships, which interfere in the meaningful interpretation and transmission of ideas between individuals or groups.
| Descriptor ID |
D003144
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.143.230
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| Concept/Terms |
Communication Barriers- Communication Barriers
- Barrier, Communication
- Barriers, Communication
- Communication Barrier
Language Barriers- Language Barriers
- Barrier, Language
- Barriers, Language
- Language Barrier
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communication Barriers" by people in Profiles.
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Kostareva U, Soo Hoo CA, Zeng SM, Albright CL, Ceria-Ulep CD, Fontenot HB. Understanding Professional Medical Interpreters' Perspectives on Advancing Accurate and Culturally Informed Patient-Provider Communication for Filipinos in Hawai'i: Qualitative Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 11 02; 20(21).
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Kostareva U, Pe'a Varik K, Siriwardhana C, Liu M, Qureshi K. Limited English Proficiency, Postoperative Complications, and Interpreter Use in Vascular Surgery Patients in Hawai'i. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2023 02; 82(2):39-49.
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Schiaffino MK, Ruiz M, Yakuta M, Contreras A, Akhavan S, Prince B, Weech-Maldonado R. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Hospital Services Reduce Medicare Length of Stay. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(4):603-610.
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Canedo JR, Wilkins CH, Senft N, Romero A, Bonnet K, Schlundt D. Barriers and facilitators to dissemination and adoption of precision medicine among Hispanics/Latinos. BMC Public Health. 2020 May 01; 20(1):603.
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Bamrungruan A, Sentell TL, Nakata MN. Insights in Public Health: 'O ka 'Olelo Ke Ola (Language Is Life): Language Access and the Office of Language Access (OLA). Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 05 01; 79(5):168-170.
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Alarcon J, Loeb TB, Hamilton AB, Moss NJ, Curley CM, Zhang M, Jordan WC, Lockett G, Carey-Grant C, Wyatt GE. Barriers to Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections among HIV-Serodiscordant Couples: The Influence of Discrimination. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(2):261-268.
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Dahne J, Collado A, Lejuez CW, Risco CM, Diaz VA, Coles L, Kustanowitz J, Zvolensky MJ, Carpenter MJ. Pilot randomized controlled trial of a Spanish-language Behavioral Activation mobile app (?Apt?vate!) for the treatment of depressive symptoms among united states Latinx adults with limited English proficiency. J Affect Disord. 2019 05 01; 250:210-217.
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Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Bing WI, Rubon-Chutaro J, Hawley NL, Delafield R, Adams IK, McElfish PA. Structural and Socio-cultural Barriers to Prenatal Care in a US Marshallese Community. Matern Child Health J. 2018 07; 22(7):1067-1076.
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Luque JS, Soulen G, Davila CB, Cartmell K. Access to health care for uninsured Latina immigrants in South Carolina. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 05 02; 18(1):310.
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Power JM, Braun KL, Bersamin A. Exploring the Potential for Technology-Based Nutrition Education Among WIC Recipients in?Remote Alaska Native Communities. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017 Jul - Aug; 49(7 Suppl 2):S186-S191.e1.