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Bridging the language gap in healthcare: assessing physicians’ knowledge of simplified medical jargon in Arabic and their attitudes toward patient-physician communication training in Lebanese medical education

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08871-y

Published Online: 2026-02-20

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Authors

Mcheileh, Olga

Abi Fadel, Elissa

Barakat, Muhammad

Awaida, Issa

Chahine, Mirna N.
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Article History

Received: 15 December 2024

Accepted: 17 February 2026

First Online: 20 February 2026

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: The study protocol was first approved by the thesis committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University. Afterwards, it was sent to the Institutional Review Board of the hospitals involved and was accepted by the ethical committee of each hospital whose name should remain anonymous for confidentiality reasons (Hospital 1: ETC-10-10210 & Hospital 2: 2021-IRB-014). Every participant was informed about the objective of the study, the risks and benefits involved, and they were provided with the background of the study and they signed a form acknowledging that they were informed and gave their consent to participate. The information collected from participants was kept private and their identity was protected during the data analysis.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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