Linguistic barriers and healthcare in China: Chaoshan vs. Mandarin

Table 2 Multiple linear regression analysis of perceived communication difficulty in healthcare delivery

	Communicating in Mandarin			Communicating in Chaoshan
	Beta	95%CI	P	Beta	95%CI	P
For Mandarin-speaking healthcare providers
Time living in Chaoshan region (mo)^a	- 0.002	- 0.012 ~ 0.009	0.745	- 0.013	- 0.20 ~ - 0.006	< 0.0001
Being male	0.029	- 0.910 ~ 0.968	0.950	0.337	- 0.267 ~ 0.940	0.264
Older age (year)^a	0.072	- 0.060 ~ 0.204	0.276	0.070	- 0.014 ~ 0.155	0.101
Higher rank of job position^b	0.792	- 0.082 ~ 1.665	0.074	0.355	- 0.206 ~ 0.917	0.207
For Bilingual healthcare providers
Time living in Chaoshan region (mo)	- 0.002	- 0.003 ~ -0.001	0.001	- 0.003	- 0.005 ~ - 0.002	< 0.0001
Being male	0.003	- 0.175 ~ 0.181	0.974	0.010	- 0.238 ~ 0.259	0.936
Older age (year)^a	0.020	- 0.002 ~ 0.042	0.074	0.029	- 0.001 ~ 0.060	0.060
Higher rank of job position^b	- 0.030	- 0.183 ~ 0.123	0.703	0.088	- 0.125 ~ 0.302	0.415

^acontinuous variable
^bordinal variable (chief physician/nurse, associate physician/nurse, assitant physician/nurse-in-charge, resident/nurse, intern)

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