title: Linguistic barriers in diabetes care.
abstract: For a message to be conveyed successfully, both the words (translation step) and the meaning (interpretation step) of what is said need to be understood. This holds true even when the patient and healthcare provider speak the same language, in that the message can be lost if the patient is unable to put it into context. Linguistic barriers can pose major problems. Patient education needs to avoid jargon, and when introducing a new concept to the patient, the healthcare provider needs to check that it is understood.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Endocrinologie Diabétologie Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpital Avicenne APHP, 93000 Bobigny, France. gerard.reach@avc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reach
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D004522:Educational Status; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin