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February 23, 2013Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery34 citationsOpen Access

Communication Between Physicians and Spanish-Speaking Latin American Women With Pelvic Floor Disorders

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CSClaudia SevillaCWCecilia K. WieslanderAAAlexandriah Alas

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Our findings emphasize the difficulty Spanish-speaking women with low health literacy have in understanding information regarding pelvic floor disorders. In this specific population, the physician has a major role in influencing patients' treatment decisions and helping them overcome fears they may have about their condition.

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Sevilla et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d985330d540cafc5836082https://doi.org/10.1097/spv.0b013e318278cc15
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