 Communication Barriers
"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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communication Barriers" by people in Profiles.
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Thiessen M, Hopkins E, Whitfield J, Rodrigues K, Richards D, Warner L, Haukoos J. Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with a Preferred Language Other than English in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Jul 09; 26(4):960-969.
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Singhal S, Mause E, Garcia ME, St Pierre M, Ochoa-Frongia L, Dempsey AG. Quality of Psychiatric Care for Immigrants and People With a Non-English Language Preference: A Systematic Scoping Review. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Apr 01; 76(4):381-392.
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Fisher CR, Bourque SL, Palau MA, Nino de Guzman Ramirez M, Hwang SS. NICU Caregiver Communication Preferences and Disparities by Primary Language: A Qualitative Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 14(11):937-944.
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Bacon E, Thiessen ME, Vogel J, Whitfield J, Cervantes L, Podewils LJ. The Role of Language in Hospital Admissions: The COVID-19 Experience in a Safety-Net Hospital Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec; 67(6):e578-e589.
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Gutman CK, Aronson PL, Singh NV, Pickett ML, Bouvay K, Green RS, Roach B, Kotler H, Chow JL, Hartford EA, Hincapie M, St Pierre-Hetz R, Kelly J, Sartori L, Hoffmann JA, Corboy JB, Bergmann KR, Akinsola B, Ford V, Tedford NJ, Tran TT, Gifford S, Thompson AD, Krack A, Piroutek MJ, Lucrezia S, Chung S, Chowdhury N, Jackson K, Cheng T, Pulcini CD, Kannikeswaran N, Truschel LL, Lin K, Chu J, Molyneaux ND, Duong M, Dingeldein L, Rose JA, Theiler C, Bhalodkar S, Powers E, Waseem M, Lababidi A, Yan X, Lou XY, Fernandez R, Lion KC. Race, Ethnicity, Language, and the Treatment of Low-Risk Febrile Infants. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 01 01; 178(1):55-64.
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Stall M, Germann JN, Orta M, Winick N, Kaye EC. Equitable communication for pediatric cancer patients and families who speak languages other than English. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Mar; 71(3):e30828.
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Gill ZS, Caldwell AS, Patnaik JL, Marin AI, Mudie LI, Grove N, Ifantides C, Ertel MK, Puente MA, Seibold LK. Comparison of cataract surgery outcomes in English proficient and limited English proficiency patients. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2023 06 01; 49(6):595-601.
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Escobedo LE, Cervantes L, Havranek E. Barriers in Healthcare for Latinx Patients with Limited English Proficiency-a Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 04; 38(5):1264-1271.
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Bredenberg E, Hanna RM, Kotwas M, Singh S, Calcaterra SL. Inequities in treatment of substance use disorders among people with limited English proficiency. J Hosp Med. 2022 07; 17(7):569-571.
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Hernandez RG, Tanaka K, McPeak K, Thompson DA. Resident Training Experiences Providing Spanish-Language Concordant Care: Implications for Growing Health Equity Efforts Within Graduate Medical Education. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 05; 61(4):352-361.
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