Impact of limited English proficiency on presentation and outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

© 2018 Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Doctor–patient language discordance has been shown to lead to worse clinical outcomes. In this study of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction at an Australian health service, we demonstra...

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Main Authors: Biswas, S., Seman, M., Cox, N., Neil, C., Brennan, A., Dinh, D., Walton, A., Chan, W., Lefkovits, J., Reid, Christopher, Stub, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68857
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Summary:© 2018 Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Doctor–patient language discordance has been shown to lead to worse clinical outcomes. In this study of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction at an Australian health service, we demonstrated that limited English proficiency (LEP) is an independent predictor of prolonged symptom-to-door time, but does not lead to worse 30-day mortality compared with English-proficient patients. More effort needs to be placed in providing public health education in varied languages to encourage early presentation to hospital for patients with LEP.