Background Communication with health care providers represents an essential part of
access to health care for the over 230 million cross-border migrants around the world. In this …

Introduction In many healthcare contexts globally, where the languages of care providers
and patients do not match, miscommunication or non-communication can lead to inaccurate …

Objective This study examined facilitators and barriers to adherence in four South African
antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic sites and explored context and communication factors in …

Occupational therapy relies primarily on communication between the therapist and client for
effective intervention. Adequate communication may be influenced by language and cultural …

OBJECTIVE: Patient comprehension of dosage instructions is an essential condition for
adherence to treatment regimens, but previous studies show that pharmacists do not …

There has been a longstanding call to employ trained interpreters to address language
barriers in health care in South Africa. The international literature shows that while trained …

OBJECTIVE: In health interactions which require an interpreter, there are occasions when
there are uninterpreted asides between participants. These are often construed to be …

We examine the extent to which psychotherapy can be successfully conducted with the aid
of an interpreter. We propose that, even if we assume idealistic levels of training on the part …

Background Language discordance occurs in healthcare when staff and service users do
not share proficiency in the same language. It is a global phenomenon impacting on the …

Speech-language therapists (SLTs) working in the context of cultural and linguistic diversity
face considerable challenges in providing equitable services to all clients. This is …