Making hospital care better for foreign patients
This trial tests a program to improve care for patients who speak a different language. It asks nurses and caregivers about their experience to see if the program helps everyone communicate better.
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Who can take part
- You are a nurse or caregiver who has helped take care of a patient from another country.
- You are a patient staying in the hospital who speaks a different language from the main language there.
- You do not have severe memory or thinking problems that would make it hard to take part.
- If you are a nurse or caregiver, you work directly with patients who are from other countries.
- You were part of a program that pairs patients and caregivers who speak the same language.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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