Nicholas Doria-Anderson

Mr. Nicholas Doria-Anderson

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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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RMRussell Miller
Russell Miller
NDNicholas Doria-Anderson
Nicholas Doria-Anderson
Akira ShibanumaAkira Shibanuma
Akira Shibanuma
JSJennifer Lisa Sakamoto
Jennifer Lisa Sakamoto
AYAya Yumino
Aya Yumino
MJMasamine Jimba
Masamine Jimba
For foreign-born populations, difficulty in finding health care information in their primary language is a structural barrier to accessing timely health care. While such information may be available at a national level, it may not always be relevant or appropriate to the living situations of these people. Our objective was to explore the quality of online multilingual health information environments by pilot-testing a framework for assessing such information at the prefectural level in Japan. The framework consisted of five health care domains (health system, hospitals, emergency services, medical interpreters, and health insurance). Framework scores varied considerably among prefectures; many resources were machine-translated. These scores were significantly associated with foreign population proportion and the number of hospitals in each prefecture. Our multilingual health care information environment (MHCIE) framework provides a measure of health access inclusivity, which has not been quantified before. It is adaptable to other international contexts, but further validation is required.