Spoken Corpus of Foreign and Immigrant Patient Narratives

Male, New Zealand, English, 40s

Back surgery

Track 01 (00:16:12)

Female, Latvia, Latvian, 30s

Urinary tract infection

Track 02 (00:10:09)

Male, Bangladesh, Bangla, 30s

Pediatric Bronchitis

Track 03 (00:11:30)

Female, Indonesian, Indonesian, 30s

Pregnancy

Track 04 (00:12:49)

Female, Indonesian, Indonesian, 20s

Dry hands

Track 05 (00:08:16)

Female, Canadian, English, 50s

Childbirth

Track 06 (00:11:25)

Male, American, English, 40s

Blood clot

Track 07 (00:21:38)

Male, Brazilian, Portuguese, 30s

Kidney stones

Track 08 (00:10:00)

Female, Madagascar, Malagasy, 20s

Heart palpitations

Track 09 (00:06:25)

Female, Indonesian, Indonesian, 20s

Pregnancy

Track 10 (00:14:49)

Male, Indonesian, Indonesian, 30s

Health checkup

Track 013 (00:17:17)

Female, American, English, 30s

Irritable bowel syndrome (continuing treatment from US)

Track 14 (00:19:18)

Female, French, French, 30s

Cervical cancer

Track 15 (00:07:28)

Female, American, English, 20s

Heatstroke

Track 16 (00:7:56)

Female, Vietnam, Vietnamese, 20s

Allergy

Track 17 (00:4:25)

Female,  American, English, 20s

Preventive STD checkup

Track 18 (00:06:10)

Female, Trinidad & Tobago, English, 30s

Depression

Track 19 (00:11:39)

Being prepared

Track 20

Female, Ireland, English, 40s 

Wrist fracture

Track 21 (14:24)

Female, Portugal, Portuguese, 30s

Miscarriage

Track 22 (00:07:31)

Female, Palestine, Arabic, 20s 

(updating)

Track 23 (00:10:48)

Female,  China, Chinese, 20s 

Bacterial vaginosis

Track 24 (00:11:37)

Female, Egypt, Arabic, 20s 

Fractured toe & MRSP infection

Track 25 (00:3:55)

Female, Canada, English, 50s 

Herniated disc surgery

Track 26 (00:10:34)

Female, Australia, English, 40s 

Fertility treatment

Track 27 (00:07:20)

Female,  Canada, English, 30s 

ADHD diagnosis

Track 28 (00:13:17)

Male, China, Chinese, 40s

Gall bladder surgery

Track 29 (00:06:05)

Female,  United Kingdom, Malay, 30s

TB screening

Track 30 (00:14:09)

Female, Vietnam, Vietnamese, 20s

Sore throat

Track 31 (00:10:13)

Male, Philippines Tagalog, 40s

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Track 32 (7:34)

Female, Indonesian, Indonesian, 40s

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Track 33 (8:08)

Female, South Africa, English, 40s

(advanced maternal age) Pregnancy 

Track 34 (24:29)

Female, USA, English

Dysmenorrhea (painful menstrual periods)

Track 35 (10:16)

Female, Italy, Italian, 20s

Cold (during COVID-19 pandemic)

Track 36 (9:50)

Male, Sri Lanka, Sinhala, 20s

Facial injuries from bicycle accident

Track 37 (8:30)

Male, Brazil, Portuguese, 30s

Back pain

Track 38 (11:54)

These interviews were collected by Mathew Porter, Associate Professor at Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Nursing University, Faculty of Nursing. The project was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP18K00812. Mathew Porter can be reached at 092-943-4174 (switchboard) or porter@fukujo.ac.jp.