Study examines whether language discordance affects spirometry test quality
A retrospective study of nearly 1,500 spirometry tests looked at whether patients and pulmonary function technicians speaking different languages affected test quality, according to Respiratory Care.
“examined whether language discordance between patients and pulmonary function technicians affected test quality”— RESPIRATORY CARE
A retrospective study has examined whether language discordance between patients and pulmonary function technicians affected the quality of spirometry tests, according to a post on X by Respiratory Care.
The post said Ablavsky and colleagues conducted the study, which covered nearly 1,500 spirometry tests. On X, Respiratory Care describes itself as the official peer-reviewed science journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care, published since 1956.
The post linked to the paper and to an editorial. It did not state the study's findings, so no results are reported here. It also gave no details on the patient population, the setting or how test quality was assessed.
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“examined whether language discordance between patients and pulmonary function technicians affected test quality”
— RESPIRATORY CARE View the post on X
