The algorithm in Figure 4-2 begins with a text box that reads "How well do you speak English? (n = 302)" Below this question are three response options:
- Not at all; Not well (n = 166)
- Well (n = 32)
- Very well (n = 104)
Below "Well (n = 32)" is a text box that reads "In what language do you prefer to receive your medical care?" Below this question are two response options:
- Spanish only (n = 5)
- English or both equally (English/Spanish) (n = 27)
Two arrows point down from "Spanish only (n = 5)" and "Not at all; Not well (n = 166)" to a text box that reads, "Likely to benefit from language assistance (n = 171)."
Two arrows point down from "English or both equally (English/Spanish) (n = 27)" and "Very well (n = 104)" to a text box that reads, "Unlikely to benefit from language assistance (n = 131)."
Source: With kind permission from Springer Science+Business Media: Journal of General Internal Medicine, Identification of limited English proficient patients in clinical care, Volume 23, 2008, page 1557, Figure 1.
