| Reducing clinical errors in cancer education: interpreter training. | |
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PMID: 20390395 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Over 22 million US residents are limited English proficient. Hospitals often call upon untrained persons to interpret. There is a dearth of information on errors in medical interpreting and their impact upon cancer education. We conducted an experimental study of standardized medical interpreting training on interpreting errors in the cancer encounter, by comparing trained and untrained interpreters, using identical content. Nine interpreted cancer encounters with identical scripts were recorded and transcribed. Using an "Error Analysis Tool," a bilingual linguist and two bilingual medical providers scored the transcripts for interpreting errors made, including their potential clinical severity. Trained interpreters were 70% less likely to have clinical errors than untrained ones. The likelihood of medical error increased with the length of the concept and decreased with the precision of vocabulary. It is important to train medical interpreters and to ensure their availability in cancer education encounters to minimize the risk for errors. |
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Francesca M Gany; Carlos Javier Gonzalez; Gaurab Basu; Abdullah Hasan; Debjani Mukherjee; Minakshi Datta; Jyotsna Changrani |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education Volume: 25 ISSN: 1543-0154 ISO Abbreviation: J Cancer Educ Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8610343 Medline TA: J Cancer Educ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 560-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Center for Immigrant Health, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. fg12@nyu.edu |
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5 P60 MD00538/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS |
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