PMID: 8598595Mar 13, 1996Paper

Use and effectiveness of interpreters in an emergency department

JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
D W BakerK Pitkin

Abstract

To determine how often interpreters were used for Spanish- speaking patients, patients' perceived need for an interpreter, and the impact of interpreter use on patients' subjective and objective knowledge of their diagnosis and treatment. Cross-sectional survey. Public hospital emergency department. A total of 467 native Spanish-speaking and 63 English-speaking Latino patients presenting with nonurgent medical problems. Patients' report of whether an interpreter was used, whether one was needed, self-perceived understanding of diagnosis and treatment, and objective knowledge of discharge instructions. An interpreter was used for 26% of Spanish-speaking patients. For 52%, and interpreter was not used but was not thought to be necessary by the patient. A total of 22% said an interpreter was not used but should have been used. When both the patient's English and the examiner's Spanish were poor, an interpreter was not called 34% of the time, and 87% of the patients who did not have an interpreter thought one should have been used. Nurses and physicians interpreted most frequently (49%), and professional interpreters were used for only 12% of patients. Patients who said an interpreter was not necessary rated their understanding of ...Continue Reading

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