Holly E. Jacobson2019-08-222019-08-222007-08-012013-05-08https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29296Macias, Isela. An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Language and Ethnic Concordance on Hispanic Patients’ Trust in Their Healthcare Providers in Tarrant County. Master of Public Health (Health Interpreting & Health Applied Linguistics), August 2007, 76 pp., 8 tables, references, 57 titles. There is a scare number of Spanish-speaking, Hispanic physicians to serve a growing Spanish-speaking Hispanic population. A survey and interview were conducted in a primary health clinic with fifty-two Spanish-speaking Hispanic patients. The Introduction (Chapter 1), included the problem and purpose; Literature Review (Chapter 2), analyzed supporting literature; Methodology (Chapter 3), described data process; Results (Chapter 4), reported the findings; and Conclusions and Recommendations (Chapter 5), included the decision. Spanish-speaking Hispanics in the study had more trust in Spanish-speaking Hispanic physicians than in non-Hispanic physicians who did not speak Spanish. More studies should include Spanish-speaking Hispanics and focus on differences in acculturation and the patient-physician relationship.application/pdfenCommunicationGender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in CommunicationHealth PsychologyHealth Services AdministrationInternational and Intercultural CommunicationMedicine and HealthMedicine and Health SciencesPsychologyPublic HealthSocial and Behavioral SciencesSociologySpanish-speaking Hispanic PhysiciansSpanish-speaking Hispanic Patientsprimary health clinictrustThesis