Is early treatment of acute chest pain provided sooner to patients who speak the national language?
Poorer language proficiency was associated with longer delay time from arrival in hospital to admission to catheterization laboratory or ward. No other delay times were found to be statistically significantly different with respect to the language proficiency of patients.
A written information brochure, in addition to face-to-face consultation, improves happiness with information, confidence to self-manage and knowledge about pessaries compared to verbal instruction alone and helps patients better understand their care. The written brochure was equally effective in women with low education and advanced age, and occurred regardless of the number of clinic visits.