Utilization of a Mobile App to Assess Psychiatric Patients With Limited English Proficiency
| Autor: | Stephanie Lynch, Conni DeBlieck, Oscar Villalobos, Linda Summers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Cultural Studies
Linguistics and Language Medical education 020205 medical informatics Social Psychology Multimedia Mobile apps English proficiency 02 engineering and technology Working diagnosis computer.software_genre Mental health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Exchange of information Anthropology Limited English proficiency 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology computer |
| Zdroj: | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 39:369-380 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6364 0739-9863 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0739986317707490 |
| Popis: | The interactions in mental health involve a significant exchange of information to identify symptoms and formulate a working diagnosis. The inability of patients to communicate due to language limitations may lead to situations that will be detrimental, such as receiving the wrong diagnosis or treatment due to the inadequate translation from English to Spanish. A practice change was proposed where health care personnel utilized mobile technology such as the Canopy Translation App to assess the psychiatric symptoms of Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency. Participants completed the System Usability Scale (SUS) to determine whether they found the Canopy Translation App useful during their assessments of Spanish-speaking patients. According to the SUS scores, participants found the Canopy Translation App useful during their interactions with Spanish-speaking patients. The findings emphasize the importance of exploring new resources and technologies to ameliorate language barriers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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