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. 2012 Jul 11;27(12):1602–1608. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2154-x

Table 3.

Patient Report of Language Barriers for Obtaining Pain Medication

Not Always N = 135 Always N = 50
Problem getting pain medication from N (%) N (%)
Nurses
A big problem 8(6 %) 1 (2 %)
A small problem 9 (7 %) 3 (6 %)
Not a problem 118 (87 %) 48 (96 %)
Doctors
A big problem 7 (5 %) 1 (2 %)
A small problem 10 (7 %) 1 (2 %)
Not a problem 118 (87 %) 48 (96 %)