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- - The study examines how medical interpreters experience and contribute to behavioral health services in a primary care clinic, highlighting their unique roles in case management, patient-interpreter relationships, and as liaisons between patients and providers.
- - Through focus group data analysis, the research identifies barriers and facilitators to interpreter-mediated behavioral health care, such as cultural factors, patient-provider interactions, and specific considerations related to behavioral health.
- - Findings suggest that interpreters play a crucial role in enhancing patient care both directly through interpreter services and indirectly by fostering better relationships, ultimately improving patient attitudes towards behavioral health treatment.
Article Abstract
This study describes medical interpreters' experiences with behavioral health (BH) services in a primary care clinic. Focus group data with medical interpreters representing multiple languages was analyzed using hybrid inductive-deductive thematic analysis. Themes related to interpreter roles were: (1) case management, (2) patient-interpreter relationship, and (3) patient-provider liaison. Themes related to barriers and facilitators to interpreter-mediated BH care were: (1) cultural factors, (2) patient-provider interactions, (3) BH-specific considerations, and (4) clinic factors. Results illustrate ways that interpreters directly (e.g., interpreter-mediated services) and indirectly (e.g., relationship building) support care. The interpreter-patient relationship reportedly helped improve patient attitudes and buy-in for BH.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11326538 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2024.2379455 | DOI Listing |
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