Table 3. Influence of type of interpretation, if any, on understanding of disease status and expectation of cure.

	N	% accuracy in understanding disease statusa	N	Mean difference in % expectation of cure compared with doctorsb
Own language	20	60	25	26.2
Family interpreter	33	67	40	41.5
Other interpreter	5	60	7	28.6
Consultation in English without interpretation	32	44	39	41.0

^aP=0.30.

^b=0.26 for overall comparisons across groups.