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Evaluation of the Inclusion of Studies Identified by the FDA as Having Falsified Data in the Results of Meta-analyses: The Example of the Apixaban Trials
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Discussion | Discharge instructions were translated by the new GT algorithm with higher accuracy and fewer seriously harmful inaccuracies than previously, 2 yet 2% of Spanish and 8% of Chinese sentence translations had potential for significant harm.While GT can supplement (not replace) written English instructions, machine-translated instructions should include a warning about potentially inaccurate translations.Clinicians using GT can reduce potential harm by having patients read translations while receiving verbal instructions; being vigilant about spelling and grammar; and avoiding complicated grammar, medical jargon (eg, fingerstick), and colloquial English.Study limitations include assessment of only 2 languages (though our inclusion of Chinese is a strength, since non-European languages are often less accurately translated by machines); no assessment of translation readability; and no comparison to human translators.Google Translate can be used to translate clinicianentered, patient-specific ED instructions for Spanish-and Chinese-speaking patients.Potential for harm can be minimized by using clear communication practices.We recommend including English instructions and automated warnings regarding the use of machine translation.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Garmendia, C. A., Nassar Gorra, L., Rodriguez, A. L., Trepka, M. J., Veledar, E., & Madhivanan, P.
- Affiliations
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami
- Department of Psychology, School of Integrated Science and Humanity, Florida International University, Miami
- Florida International University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Garmendia, Craig A.
- Venue
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2019-04-01
- Volume
- 179
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 582
- ISSN
- 2168-6106 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6450302
- OpenAlex
- W2920786469
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 9
- FWCI
- 4.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- JAMA Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Florida International University Digital Commons (Florida International University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Fogarty International Center (D43TW010540)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Social Sciences › Education › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Keywords
- machine translation, Google Translate, discharge instructions, Spanish-speaking patients, Chinese-speaking patients, translation accuracy, emergency department discharge, readability
- MeSH terms
- Anticoagulants, Clinical Trials as Topic, Drug Evaluation, Humans, Pyrazoles, Pyridones, United States, United States Food and Drug Administration, Drug Approval
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