ArticlePatient education and counseling2021
Spanish Medical Interpreters' Management of Challenges in End of Life Discussions.
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- 'Families are Intimidated…Really Confused…Afraid': Healthcare Service Disparities for Spanish-Speaking Patients Witnessed by their Language Interpreters.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Medical Interpreters' Experiences With Patients Who Are Near End-of-Life and Their Family Members.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2025Article
- Language Justice as Health Equity in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2025Article
- Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Performance of Check In for Exchange of Clinical and Key Information: A Communication Guide to Facilitate Pre-Encounter Huddles with Medical Interpreters Prior to Conversations Around Serious Illness.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- The emotional effects on professional interpreters of interpreting palliative care conversations for adult patients: A rapid review.Palliative medicine · 2023Review
- End-of-Life Care and Advanced Directives in Hispanic/Latinx Patients: Challenges and Solutions for the Practicing Oncologist.The oncologist · 2022Review
- Healthcare Provider Perspectives Regarding Use of Medical Interpreters During End-of-Life Conversations With Limited English Proficient Patients.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2022Article
- Distressing Discussions in Pediatric Interpreted Medical Encounters: A Qualitative Study of Medical Interpreter Perspectives on Clinician Communication Practices.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersArticle
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Abstract
objectiveProfessional medical interpreters facilitate patient understanding of illness, prognosis, and treatment options. Facilitating end of life discussions can be challenging. Our objective was to better understand the challenges professional medical interpreters face and how they affect the accuracy of provider-patient communication during discussions of end of life.
methodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with professional Spanish medical interpreters. We asked about their experiences interpreting end of life discussions, including questions about values, professional and emotional challenges interpreting these conversations, and how those challenges might impact accuracy. We used a grounded theory, constant comparative method to analyze the data. Participants completed a short demographic questionnaire.
resultsSeventeen Spanish language interpreters participated. Participants described intensive attention to communication accuracy during end of life discussions, even when discussions caused emotional or professional distress. Professional strains such as rapid discussion tempo contributed to unintentional alterations in discussion content. Perceived non-empathic behaviors of providers contributed to rare, intentional alterations in discussion flow and content.
conclusionWe found that despite challenges, Spanish language interpreters focus intensively on accurate interpretation in discussions of end of life. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Provider training on how to best work with interpreters in these important conversations could support accurate and empathetic interpretation.
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