Communicating without a Shared Language: A Qualitative Study of Language Barriers in Language-Discordant Cancer Communication

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作者: Birkelund, Lisbeth;Dieperink, Karin B.;Sodemann, Morten;Lindell, Johanna F.;Steffensen, Karina D.;...
通讯作者: Birkelund, L
作者机构: Odense Univ Hosp, Dept Geriatr Med, Odense, Denmark.
Univ Southern Denmark, Dept Clin Res, Odense, Denmark.
Odense Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Odense, Denmark.
Univ Southern Denmark, Family Focused Healthcare Res Ctr, Odense, Denmark.
Odense Univ Hosp, Migrant Hlth Clin, Dept Infect Dis, Odense, Denmark.
Univ Copenhagen, Dept Nord Studies & Linguist, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lillebaelt Univ Hosp Southern Denmark, Ctr Shared Decis Making, Vejle, Denmark.
Univ Southern Denmark, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Reg Hlth Res, Odense, Denmark.
通讯机构: Odense Univ Hosp, Dept Geriatr Med, Odense, Denmark.
Univ Southern Denmark, Dept Clin Res, Odense, Denmark.
语种: 英文
关键词: MISCOMMUNICATION
期刊: Journal of Health Communication
ISSN: 1081-0730
年: 2024
卷: 29
期: 3
页码: 187-199
基金类别: Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark; Syddanmark
摘要: We use language to achieve understanding, and language barriers can have major health consequences for patients with serious illness. While ethnic minorities are more likely to experience social inequalities in health and health care, communicative processes in language-discordant cancer care remain unexplored. This study aimed to investigate communication between patients with cancer and limited Danish proficiency and oncology clinicians, with special emphasis on how linguistic barriers influenced patient involvement and decision-making. 18 participant observations of clinical encounters were conducted. Field notes and transcriptions of audio recordings were analyzed, an...

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