Table 1.
Clinician Participants in Post-Visit Surveys of Language Interpreted Medical Visits, Alameda County Medical Center, 2004–2005
| Characteristic | Total1 N=26 (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| Mean (SD) | 50.6 (10.1) |
| (Range) | (30 – 68) |
| Gender | |
| Men | 13 (50) |
| Women | 13 (50) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 13 (50) |
| Non-White | 13 (50) |
| Clinician Category and Specialty | |
| Family medicine physician | 4 (15) |
| Internal medicine physician | 19 (73) |
| Nurse practitioner/physician assistant | 3 (12) |
| Training on how to work with interpreters | |
| None | 13 (50) |
| Any training | 13 (50) |
| Experience working with professional interpreters | |
| None/A fair amount | 8 (30) |
| A lot | 18 (70) |
1
Demographic data are missing on 3 physicians who completed post-visit surveys.