Introduction Medical interpreters experience emotional burdens from the complex demands
at work. Because communication access is a social determinant of health, protecting and …

Objectives By juxtaposing literature in signed language interpreting with that of spoken
language interpreting, we provide a narrative review to explore the complexity of emotion …

Medical interpreters play a vital role in fostering understanding and ensuring safety and
transparency in healthcare for patients with non-English language preference. Limited …

Background Humanistic care in medicine has shown to improve healthcare outcomes.
Language barriers are a significant obstacle to humanistic care, and trained medical …

This chapter introduces mindfulness and conference interpreting as an emerging field of
inquiry that examines the effects of mindfulness training on cognitive load, self-regulation …

Language, interpretation, and translation are becoming increasingly critical parts of
practicing medicine across the United States. However, these areas often aren't considered …

Previous studies on affective dimensions of interpreting suggest that the emotionally-
charged conversations or complex topics encountered by interpreters in community settings …

Objective There is a growing demand for interpreters in the cancer setting. Interpreters, the
link to quality care for limited English proficiency patients, face many psychosocial stressors …

Interpreting palliative care conversations can be stressful due to the emotions and complex
terminology involved, as well as the emphasis on fostering patient autonomy and disclosing …

This research explores coping strategies used by American Sign Language (ASL)
interpreters who work in mental health settings. Due to the highly emotional nature of such …