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Use of Interpreters in Healthcare

eileenm · 2009-03-05 00:15:35

I am an occupational therapy student. I am doing a research study on the use of interpreters in healthcare. Do any medical professionals have experience of using interpreters with non-english speaking patients? What was your experience of this process?

05-03-2009 12:15am

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I am an occupational therapy student. I am doing a research study on the use of interpreters in healthcare. Do any medical professionals have experience of using interpreters with non-english speaking patients? What was your experience of this process?

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I'm not sure but you may get a better response in the biology and med fourm. We use interpreters in my service when required, but not myself personally. They are mostly used for medical assessments. You can't really have a therapeutic relationship with a interpreter in the room, well that's my opinion inawyway.

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