Table 3. Spanish-speaking stroke population managed by EM physicians and neurologists (responses were grouped by the US regions, PR, and overall results).
| Questions: | Midwest n(%) | West n(%) | Northeast n(%) | South n(%) | PR n(%) | Total n(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8)What percentage of your patients are only Spanish speakers? | |||||||
| 0%–5% | 7(47%) | 3(50%) | 11(61%) | 8(40%) | 0(0%) | 29(47%) | |
| 5%–25% | 0(0%) | 2(33%) | 1(6%) | 3(15%) | 0(0%) | 6(10%) | |
| 25%–50% | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 3(100%) | 3(5%) | |
| >50% | 8(53%) | 1(17%) | 6(33%) | 9(45%) | 0(0%) | 24(39%) | *0.0001 |
| 9) Are there readily available services in your translating department? | |||||||
| Yes | 14(93%) | 6(100%) | 17(94%) | 20(100%) | 2(67%) | 59(97%) | 0.03* |
| No | 1(7%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1(33%) | 2(3%) | |
| 10) If not fluent in Spanish, what does most of your staff do when encountering a Spanish-speaking patient and evaluating possible stroke? | |||||||
| Perform a standard clinical evaluation with the help of the patient family member to translate | 2(13%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 5(25%) | 0(0%) | 7(11%) | |
| Perform a standard clinical evaluation with the help of medical staff to translate | 1(7%) | 1(7%) | 2(11%) | 1(5%) | 0(0%) | 5(8%) | |
| Perform a standard clinical evaluation with the help of Certified translator | 10(67%) | 5(83%) | 14(78%) | 13(65%) | 0(0%) | 42(68%) | |
| Unsure Other | 2(13%)0(0%) | 0(0%)0(0%) | 1(6%)1(6%) | 0(0%)1(5%) | 0(0%)3(100%) | 3(4%)5(8%) | *<0.05 |