Table 2.
Patient-provider communication and cultural competence measures by Asian American immigrant subgroup, n (%)
| Total (n=1,269) | South Asian (n=562) | East Asian (n=400) | Southeast Asian (n=307) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you have a health care provider who speaks a language in which you can comfortably communicate? (Patient-provider language concordance) | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1061 (83.6) | 481 (85.6) | 353 (88.2) | 227 (73.9) | |
| No | 208 (16.4) | 81 (14.4) | 47 (11.8) | 80 (26.1) | |
| I feel that my doctor understands my background and values (Cultural understanding) | <0.001 | ||||
| Strongly Agree | 660 (56.7) | 367 (67.6) | 166 (49.1) | 127 (45.0) | |
| Somewhat agree | 388 (33.4) | 139 (25.6) | 139 (41.1) | 110 (39.0) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 83 (7.1) | 21 (3.9) | 23 (6.8) | 39 (13.8) | |
| Strongly disagree | 32 (2.8) | 16 (3.0) | 10 (3.0) | 6 (2.1) | |
| I often feel as if my doctor looks down on me and the way I live my life (Perceived bias) | <0.001 | ||||
| Strongly Agree | 87 (8.0) | 51 (10.0) | 26 (8.3) | 10 (3.8) | |
| Somewhat agree | 93 (8.5) | 40 (7.8) | 24 (7.7) | 29 (10.9) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 183 (16.8) | 71 (13.9) | 47 (15.0) | 65 (24.4) | |
| Strongly disagree | 728 (66.7) | 350 (68.4) | 216 (69.0) | 162 (60.9) | |
| During your visit, how much of what the doctor said did you understand? (Comprehension of provider communication) | <0.001 | ||||
| Everything | 774 (61.0) | 381 (67.8) | 245 (61.3) | 148 (48.2) | |
| Most | 360 (28.4) | 150 (26.7) | 117 (29.3) | 93 (30.3) | |
| Some | 73 (5.8) | 23 (4.1) | 22 (5.5) | 28 (9.1) | |
| Only a little | 62 (4.9) | 8 (1.4) | 16 (4.0) | 38 (12.4) |