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Table 2 Effects of OPI on health care quality and patient engagement: perspectives of providers and patients

From: Shrinking the language accessibility gap: a mixed methods evaluation of telephone interpretation services in a large, diverse urban health care system

(5-point likert scale responses: significantly decreased, decreased, neither increased or decreased, increased, significantly increased)

 

Providers (n = 127)*

Patients (n = 41)

How has the use of the OPI affected the following aspects of health care provision for patients who used the program?

Percent reporting “Improved” or “Significantly Improved”

 

Overall quality

 

Overall quality of care

84

85

Patient engagement with Providers/Care

 

Patient’s comfort level

72

72

Relationship between provider and patient

71

68

The disclosure of patients

68

72

Patient’s privacy

67

51

Patient autonomy

78

-

Patient engagement

78

-

Patient access to you organization

73

-

Understanding of information given during appointment

-

87

Likelihood to ask questions during the visit

-

84

Likelihood to recommend the health care organization to other friends and family who speak the same language

-

82

Ability to schedule follow-up or future appointments on time

-

75

Ability to follow health care provider’s instructions

-

74

  1. *Percentages are based on valid responses only, which ranged from 120–127