The Hispanic community is growing in the United States. With this growth, in the Hispanic community, healthcare providers have had to change how to approach them. There are several things that can interfere with the care that is provided for them. When Hispanics arrive to this country, they are faced with many challenges. Hispanics face healthcare disparities due to language barriers, financial difficulties, and fear due to being undocumented. Hispanics face healthcare disparities due to their language barriers. The majority of Hispanics only speak Spanish or very little English, making it very strenuous in obtaining adequate care, information, and communication from healthcare professionals (Askin-Lovseth & Aldana, 2010). If they seek
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Perhaps a Hispanic patient wont understand how to take their medication correctly. Language barrier can affect the extent to which a patient is compliant with their healthcare treatments. Language is a very important part in the relationship between a patient and a doctor (Maffini et al., 2011). Avila and Bramlett (2013) concluded that health care facilities should provide care in many languages and make more of an effort to reach Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Another manner to conquer this hurdle with the Hispanic community is to have health care providers that speak Spanish (Durham and Pollard, 2010). Not only is language barrier a factor into healthcare disparities for the hispanic community, but also their financial …show more content…
Once undocumented Hispanics are in the United States, they do not obtain the adequate care that is needed (Maffini et al., 2011). According to Maffini et al. (2011), undocumented Hispanics fear that they will be returned to their country, deported. Illegal immigrants can have a deficit in medical insurance and might not be able to acquire adequate health care services (Maffini et al., 2011). The longer immigrants remain in United States the worse their health becomes (Maffini et al., 2011). The fear of making others aware of their illegal status can result in a lack of response within the Hispanic community (Avila &Bramlett,
Perhaps a Hispanic patient wont understand how to take their medication correctly. Language barrier can affect the extent to which a patient is compliant with their healthcare treatments. Language is a very important part in the relationship between a patient and a doctor (Maffini et al., 2011). Avila and Bramlett (2013) concluded that health care facilities should provide care in many languages and make more of an effort to reach Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Another manner to conquer this hurdle with the Hispanic community is to have health care providers that speak Spanish (Durham and Pollard, 2010). Not only is language barrier a factor into healthcare disparities for the hispanic community, but also their financial …show more content…
Once undocumented Hispanics are in the United States, they do not obtain the adequate care that is needed (Maffini et al., 2011). According to Maffini et al. (2011), undocumented Hispanics fear that they will be returned to their country, deported. Illegal immigrants can have a deficit in medical insurance and might not be able to acquire adequate health care services (Maffini et al., 2011). The longer immigrants remain in United States the worse their health becomes (Maffini et al., 2011). The fear of making others aware of their illegal status can result in a lack of response within the Hispanic community (Avila &Bramlett,