Accessing medication information by ethnic minorities: barriers and possible solutions.
Pharmacy World & SciencePublished 1 January 2003
Evelyn Schaafsma, D.K. Raynorr, Lolkje T.W. De Jong-Van Den Berg
Citations52
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
Barriers that ethnic minorities face in accessing medication information and possible solutions involving counselling and additional tools were identified for pharmacy practice, and more research is needed to develop effective strategies for patient counselling in pharmacy to meet the needs of ethnic minorities.
Abstract
Barriers that ethnic minorities face in accessing medication information and possible solutions involving counselling and additional tools were identified for pharmacy practice. However, more research is needed to develop effective strategies for patient counselling in pharmacy to meet the needs of ethnic minorities.
Keywords
Social SciencesHealth Professions
Social Science & MedicineWhen nurses double as interpreters: a study of Spanish-speaking patients in a US primary care setting
320 Citations2001Virginia Elderkin‐Thompson, Roxane Cohen Silver +1 more
It is concluded that errors occur frequently in interpretations provided by untrained nurse-interpreters during cross-language encounters, so complaints of many non-English-speaking patients may be misunderstood by their physicians.
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral SciencesLanguage as a Communication Barrier in Medical Care for Hispanic Patients
170 Citations1991Rosa Seijo, Henry Gómez +1 more
When physician and patient communicate in the same language and have similar cultures, the patient understands the information given by the physician better and participates more actively in the interaction and suggests language and cultural awareness have important implications in the utilization of health care services by Hispanics.
Intercultural Communication: An Introduction
138 Citations1995Fred E. Jandt
Literacy Development in A Multilingual Context
121 Citations2013Aydin Y. Durgunoğlu, Ludo Verhoeven
International Journal of Pharmacy PracticePictograms in pharmacy
75 Citations1998Ros Dowse, Martina Ehlers
The success of pictograms as a communication aid in pharmacy depends first on a rigorous design process, followed by well‐designed, randomised, controlled trials using an appropriate method of evaluation, and their effect on behavioural outcomes, such as compliance.
Culture Medicine and PsychiatryCommunication between Spanish-speaking patients and their doctors in medical encounters
69 Citations1991Sharry Erzinger
This study examines the interaction of language and culture in medical encounters between Spanish-speaking Latino patients and their doctors who have a range of Spanish language ability and a variety of cultural backgrounds to illustrate how language andculture interact in accomplishing communicative tasks as doctors attendSpanish-speaking patients.
Ethnicity and HealthLanguage Barriers in Vienna Hospitals
52 Citations2000Franz Pöchhacker
A survey among hospital staff was conducted to establish the need for mediated communication between service providers and non-German-speaking patients, which demonstrates a substantial need for interpreting services.
Patient Education and CounselingCross cultural issues in patient education
48 Citations1996Esther Chachkes, Grace Christ
The role of patient education within the context of cultural diversity and adult learning theory and strategies for developing effective cross cultural educational programs are presented.
PubMedThe multilingual videotape project: community involvement in a unique health education program.
21 Citations1992R B Clabots, D Dolphin
The project was structured to maximize the involvement of the various communities and to "empower" community members in working with mainstream service agencies.
Ethnicity and HealthIt's more than literacy: The assimilation effect of the translation model∗
9 Citations1997Fabio Saini, Louise Rowling
The main concerns this paper sets out to explore is that translated information is decontextualised from the sets of knowledge and meanings of the population group to whom the information is directed, which can result in a disempowering experience for the community.
Tijdschrift voor kindergeneeskundeCultuur en communicatie
5 Citations2001M. A. Kijlstra, J. C. M. van Wieringen +1 more
The Dutch health care is as yet insufficiently prepared and equipped for the diversity of patients in the multicultural society, leading to problems in the care for ethnic minority patients.
Australian Review of Applied LinguisticsMiscommunication in the medical encounter
3 Citations1991Leticia Worley, Catherine Elder
It was concluded that communication difficulties can arise intraculturally as well as cross-culturally and that the differentiated roles of staff and patients constitute the overriding constraint on effective communication.
TESL Canada JournalEffect of Lowering the Reading Level of a Health Education Pamphlet on Increasing Comprehension by ESL Students
3 Citations1992James H. Bell, Reta E. Johnson
Health educators and ESL professionals should be wary of using readability formulas to estimate the suitability of materials for ESL readers, and of assuming that lowering the reading level of materials means increasing comprehension even when some changes beyond the lexical and syntactical are made.
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)Interculturele communicatie in de gezondheidszorg
1 Citations1998A De Muynck, C Timmerman +1 more