Academic pediatrics
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Academic pediatrics · May 2010
Associations of providers' language and cultural skills with Latino parents' perceptions of well-child care.
To assess the associations of parent-primary care provider language concordance and providers' self-rated cultural competency items with Latino parent report of well-child care quality. ⋯ Language concordance was not associated with parental reports of quality of well-child care. Provider self-perceived cultural competency was associated with higher scores in domains related to how content is delivered-that is, helpful and family-centered. The language-cultural competency summary score was associated with discussion of sensitive topics. These findings indicate that provider characteristics other than language concordance have greater association with quality of care and may offer opportunities to strengthen cultural competency, even among monolingual providers.
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Academic pediatrics · May 2010
Assessment of disparities in the use of anxiolysis and sedation among children undergoing laceration repair.
The aim of this study was to determine if race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) were associated with the provision of anxiolysis and/or sedation among children undergoing laceration repair. ⋯ A very small proportion of children undergoing laceration repair at this single institution received pharmacologic anxiolysis and/or procedural sedation. We did not demonstrate racial/ethnic or socioeconomic disparities with respect to the management of procedure-related anxiety in children.