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Table 2 Frequency (%) of perception of the negative impact of the Language barrier on quality of care, by type of hospital professional

From: Communication practices with patients using a language other than French: a cross-sectional survey in a university hospital in France

 

MD

Administrative staff

Paramedics

Psychologists

Social workers

High

89 (70.1%)

22 (51.2%)

101 (65.2%)

11 (78.6%)

8 (57.1%)

Significant

29 (22.8%)

15 (34.9%)

48 (31.0%)

2 (14.3%)

4 (28.6%)

Weak

8 (6.3%)

6 (13.9%)

5 (3.2%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (14.3%)

No impact

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.6%)

1 (7.1%)

0 (0.0%)

P-values

0.05*

0.08

0.29

0.25

0.37

  1. *p value for grouped Fisher’s exact analysis