People's trust in the health system plays a role in explaining one's access to and utilization
of medical care, adherence to medications, continuity of care, and even self-reported health …

OBJECTIVE: To identify relational issues involved in working with interpreters in healthcare
settings and to make recommendations for future research. METHODS: A systematic …

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies is the authoritative reference for anyone
with an academic or professional interest in interpreting. Drawing on the expertise of an …

Routledge Interpreting Guides cover the key settings or domains of interpreting and equip
trainee interpreters and students of interpreting with the skills needed in each area of the …

Children in immigrant families (CIF), who represent 1 in 4 children in the United States,
represent a growing and ever more diverse US demographic that pediatric medical …

Background Providers consistently underutilize professional interpreters in healthcare
settings even when they perceive benefits to using professional interpreters and when …

We examine the conditions for trust relationships between patients and physicians. A trust
relationship is not normally negotiated explicitly, but we wanted to discuss it with both …

Winner of the NCA Health Communication 2021 Distinguished Book Award. This book
examines interpreter-mediated medical encounters and focuses primarily on the …

Human beings are fundamentally cultural beings: we acquire our ability to function as adults
through developmental processes that are shaped by culture, and we live within culturally …

OBJECTIVE: This study explores the tensions, challenges, and dangers when a utilitarian
view of interpreter is constructed, imposed, and/or reinforced in health care settings …