ReviewPalliative medicine2023
The emotional effects on professional interpreters of interpreting palliative care conversations for adult patients: A rapid review.
Review in Palliative medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Access to hospice and palliative care for people with a migration background: a qualitative study on challenges and recommendations in end-of-life care.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Beyond translation: A review into preserving human connection in AI-mediated health language interpretation.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- "Language barriers and patient safety in supportive care: Two case reports bridging system-level gaps".Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- Interpreting in healthcare: a systematic search and mapping of ethical issues in health literature.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- 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
- A study of the mediating effect of social support on self-disclosure and demoralization in Chinese older adult homebound breast cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundProfessional 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 responses may enable targeted interventions to enhance interpreter use and improve wellbeing. Timely evidence is needed to urgently familiarise the profession with issues faced by these valuable colleagues, to affect practice.
aimDescribe the emotional effects on professional interpreters of interpreting adult palliative care conversations. Collate recommendations to mitigate negative emotional effects.
designWe performed a rapid review of studies identifying emotional effects on professional interpreters of interpreting adult palliative conversations. Rapid review chosen to present timely evidence to relevant stakeholders in a resource-efficient way. Thematic analysis managed using NVivo. Quality appraisal evaluated predominantly using CASP checklists. Reported using PRISMA guidelines. PROSPERO registration CRD42022301753. DATA SOURCES: Articles available in English on PubMed [1966-2021], MEDLINE [1946-2021], EMBASE [1974-2021], CINAHL [1981-2021] and PsycINFO [1806-2021] in December 2021.
resultsEleven articles from the USA (5), Australia (3), Canada (2) and UK (1). Eight interview-based, two online surveys and one quality improvement project. Themes included (1) Identifying diversity of emotional effects: emotions including stress, discomfort, loneliness. (2) Identifying factors affecting interpreters' emotional responses: impact of morals, culture and role expectations; working with patients and families; interpreter experience and age. (3) Recommendations to mitigate negative emotional effects: pre-briefing, debriefing and interpreter/provider training.
conclusionProfessional interpreters experience myriad emotional responses to palliative conversations. Role clarity, collaborative working and formal training may alleviate negative effects.
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