The roles and experiences of medical interpreters in palliative care: A narrative review
C Slusarz - Palliative & Supportive Care, 2023 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesSkilled medical interpreters are essential to providing high-quality, culturally
sensitive palliative care and addressing health-care disparities for patients with limited …
sensitive palliative care and addressing health-care disparities for patients with limited …
Experiences of medical interpreters during palliative care encounters with limited english proficiency patients: A qualitative study
Z Latif, T Makuvire, SL Feder, J Abrahm… - Journal of Palliative …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: There are many challenges in communication and cultural barriers for patients
with limited English proficiency (LEP) who suffer from serious illnesses. Palliative care …
with limited English proficiency (LEP) who suffer from serious illnesses. Palliative care …
Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about working with medical interpreters
Z Latif, J Kontrimas, J Goldhirsch, J Abrahm… - Journal of Palliative …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Medical interpreters are the primary facilitators of effective communication between clinical
providers and patients with limited English proficiency. They can assist in managing …
providers and patients with limited English proficiency. They can assist in managing …
What's lost in translation: A dialogue-based intervention that improves interpreter confidence in palliative care conversations
J Goldhirsch, B Halpenny, N Scott, Y Ma… - Journal of pain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background For US patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), diversity of language and
culture can create potential health care disparities in discussions of prognosis and goals of …
culture can create potential health care disparities in discussions of prognosis and goals of …
Interpreting in palliative care: A systematic review of the impact of interpreters on the delivery of palliative care services to cancer patients with limited English …
M Silva, M Genoff, A Zaballa, SM Stabler, F Gany… - 2014 - ascopubs.org
123 Background: According to the 2011 US Census 60% of people living in the US speak a
language other than English at home, and of these approximately 40% have limited English …
language other than English at home, and of these approximately 40% have limited English …
[HTML][HTML] Interpreting at the end of life: a systematic review of the impact of interpreters on the delivery of palliative care services to cancer patients with limited English …
Context Language barriers can influence the health quality and outcomes of limited English
proficiency (LEP) patients at end of life, including symptom assessment and utilization of …
proficiency (LEP) patients at end of life, including symptom assessment and utilization of …
Communication about end-of-life care between language-discordant patients and clinicians: insights from medical interpreters
WM Norris, MD Wenrich, EL Nielsen… - Journal of palliative …, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Background: Communication about health care and especially end-of-life care is difficult for
clinicians and patients when they do not speak the same language. Our purpose was to …
clinicians and patients when they do not speak the same language. Our purpose was to …
Healthcare provider perspectives regarding use of medical interpreters during end-of-life conversations with limited English proficient patients
MD Silva, RD Adelman, V Singh… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Healthcare providers increasingly care for patients with Limited English
Proficiency (LEP). There is limited research evaluating healthcare provider utilization …
Proficiency (LEP). There is limited research evaluating healthcare provider utilization …
“Her husband doesn't speak much English”: conducting a family meeting with an interpreter
A growing percentage of critically ill patients and their families in the United States speak
limited English. We present the case of a palliative care consult conducted across language …
limited English. We present the case of a palliative care consult conducted across language …
Interpreting Difficult Conversations—Evaluating How to Support Medical Interpreters in the Delivery of Serious News
KE Williams, AR Casola, K Mechler - Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Despite their essential role in language concordant patient care, medical
interpreters do not routinely receive training focused on difficult conversations and may not …
interpreters do not routinely receive training focused on difficult conversations and may not …