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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Interpreter services"”.
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The socio-economic status, sign language interpreter utilisation and the cost of providing South African sign language interpreter services in the Cape Metropole District health services
… of 3.7% in South Africa. Although sign language Interpreters (SLIs) improve the communication challenges in health care they are unaffordable for many Deaf people. On the other hand, there are no legal provisions in place to ensure the provision of SLIs in the health sector in most countries …
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Increasing Professional Interpreter Use To Improve Patient Outcomes On The Inpatient Oncology Unit
… identification and utilization of professional interpreter services for LEP patients in the in-patient setting. The implementation was 10 weeks on an in-patient oncology unit in a Level one tertiary medical center in the northeastern United States. This included pre-implantation education, data …
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Protecting the Rights of Limited English Proficiency Patients During Hospital Discharge
… limited to: misinformation regarding price of interpreter services and time necessary to use these services, biases against LEP populations, and ignorance regarding the effect this has on the LEP population. This paper discusses the background of discharge instructions, reasons for development, …
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The Utilization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act Funding within the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) of the California Community Colleges
… community college districts, (b) to identify services for students with disabilities funded by the VEA in each college, and (c) to identify the disability groups who received these services. Survey research was the methodology that formed the basis of this study. Procedures for gathering this …
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Hospital-to-home care transition for dementia patients and family caregivers : discharge planning and decision-making experience of family caregivers
… alongside interventions such as decision aids, interpreter services, and palliative consults, may reduce disparities and improve care alignment with PLWD values. Despite limitations associated with secondary qualitative analysis and small sample size, the dissertation makes an important …
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Spanish-Speaking Limited English-Proficient Patient Satisfaction and Comfort When Comparing Spanish-Speaking Provider to An Interpreter
… have language discordant appointments without interpreters, they are more likely to feel less understood, have questions and comments ignored, and are less likely to receive patient-centered care in communication. It is expected that interpreters improve access to healthcare, especially for …