Pharmacy Transitional Team: Evaluating the Value for Patients With Limited English Proficiency

NCT07437508 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00016546
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 17
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this proposed study is to characterize the experiences, barriers and facilitators related to providing effective care transitions from hospital to post-acute care settings to elucidate the failures that drive disparate outcomes using qualitative methodology and to ultimately adapt standardized processes to close the equity gap.

Conditions

Transition of Care

Keywords

care transitions; low English proficiency; Spanish-speaking patients; qualitative research; healthcare equity; communication barriers; cultural competence; translators

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Qualitative Themes Identified From Semi-Structured Interviews With Spanish-Speaking Patients and Caregivers

  The primary outcome is the set of qualitative themes identified through inductive content analysis of semi-structured interview transcripts. Interview transcripts will be coded using a structured codebook, and emergent themes related to communication, language needs, barriers, facilitators, and care transition experiences will be identified and categorized.

  Interviews conducted within 7 days of transfer to a skilled nursing facility (SNF)

Study Arms (2)

Patients or Caregivers

Qualitative interviewing conducted with Spanish-speaking patients and/or their caregivers based on transition of care experience from hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility

Care Team

Care Team members at University of Washington were surveyed about their experience with patients who speak other languages and are transitioning care to a Skilled Nursing Facility

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients who speak Spanish and/or their caregivers

You may qualify if:

• Inpatient hospitalization at the University of Washington (UW) Medical Center
• Designated as Spanish- speaking in the EPIC electronic medical record (EMR)
• Designated as needing an interpreter in the EMR
• Being discharged to any skilled nursing facility

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• Donaghue Medical Research Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Giana Davidson, MD, MPH

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor: School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2025
• First Posted: February 27, 2026
• Study Start: July 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations

US (1)