Are Trained Medical Interpreters Worth the Cost? A Review of the Current Literature on Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00915-4
Abstract: The treatment of migrants with limited language proficiency poses major challenges to health care professionals. The use of professional interpreters in medical settings is still limited, which is, among other reasons, due to cost concerns.… read more here.
Keywords: cost; cost cost; health; cost effectiveness ... See more keywords
The emotional effects on professional interpreters of interpreting palliative care conversations for adult patients: A rapid review.
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DOI: 10.1177/02692163231169318
Abstract: BACKGROUND Professional interpreters working in palliative contexts improve patient care. Whilst literature identifies psychological distress in other healthcare professionals, research into emotional effects on professional interpreters in this highly emotive setting is limited. Isolating emotional… read more here.
Keywords: rapid review; effects professional; interpreters interpreting; emotional effects ... See more keywords
Documenting language barriers in a general hospital psychiatry setting.
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DOI: 10.1177/13634615231163993
Abstract: Previous research has demonstrated that without the use of professional interpreters, language barriers interfere with patient care. The literature recommends documenting the presence of language barriers in medical charts. To our knowledge, this mixed methods… read more here.
Keywords: language; language barriers; care; psychiatry setting ... See more keywords
Does Extreme Language Control Training Improve Cognitive Control? A Comparison of Professional Interpreters, L2 Teachers and Monolinguals
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01998
Abstract: There is currently a lively debate in the literature whether bilingualism leads to enhanced cognitive control or not. Recent evidence suggests that knowledge of more than one language does not always suffice for the manifestation… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive control; task; control; short term ... See more keywords