In this case, the ability of the patient population to find relevant information may be related to local factors such as internet access and language-specific information resources.
We hold three monthly meetings with senior managers from each group where we raise issues that come to us via our membership, such as lack of adequate involvement of carers in mental health services, poor responses from out of hours GP service, and access, communication and language issues.
Lack of access, financial and language barriers, poor health literacy and numeracy, and distrust of and perceived discrimination by health care providers can contribute to poor diabetes quality of care and health outcomes among socially disadvantaged and minority patients (2).
With an international editorial board and English language editors, CJC publishes peer-reviewed, open access, and English language scientific articles in the areas of basic, clinical, and translational cancer research that aim to improve human health through understanding cancer, preventing cancer onset, reducing cancer mortality, and improving the quality of life of cancer survivors in the world.
Speech recognition: Speech is one of the most natural and user-friendly mechanisms for information access and spoken language processing technologies.
Exclusion criteria assessed during the phone interview included lack of Internet access and cognitive, language, or hearing impairment severe enough to preclude participation.
We learned about and respected the right of self-identification, especially if we attended universities which were at the forefront of encouraging inclusion in admittance, access to programs, and language.
Access to speech and language therapy, where available, was available to all ages.
Reasons for this resistance include perceived lack of access to care and language barriers between healthcare provider and patient [ 34, 35].
