ArticleBMC health services research2019
Register-based study concerning the problematic situation of using interpreting service in a region in Sweden.
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- Language barriers and their consequences in healthcare: a qualitative case study of Nepali migrants in Finland.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Assessment of Dementia in Minority Ethnic Groups in Europe: A 14-Year Follow-Up Survey.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2024Article
- Provision of interpreting support for cross-cultural communication in UK maternity services: A Freedom of Information request.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
- A qualitative study on diverse experiences of medication safety among foreign-born persons living in Sweden.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Parenting children with disabilities in Sweden: a cluster-analysis of parenting stress and sufficiency of informal and formal support.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Midwives' communication with non-Swedish-speaking women giving birth: A survey from a multicultural setting in Sweden.European journal of midwifery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDue to increasing international migration, Sweden has become a multicultural and multilingual society, with about 19% of the population born abroad, which imposes high demands on the healthcare sector and interpreting services. The aim was to investigate problems in the use of interpreters as recorded by healthcare staff and the interpreter service in a region in Sweden.
methodsCross-sectional register-based study. The study focused on a geographically well-defined region in Sweden including (a) specialized care at three hospitals; (b) local healthcare, including out-patient clinics at hospital and emergency healthcare and primary healthcare; and (c) dental care. The study was based on 726 existing incident reports on the interpreting service and information from the interpreter agency from 2012 and the first quarter of 2016 during a period of a massive influx of refugees.
resultsThe highest number of adverse advents was reported in local healthcare and mainly concerned the absence of an interpreter at the appointed time. Non-authorized in-person interpreters performed most interpretation assignments and Arabic was the most requested language.
conclusionsThis study highlights the significance of good cooperation between healthcare and the interpreter service in order to guarantee safe and high-quality healthcare for patients in need of interpreters to be able to communicate in healthcare.
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