Notes
Location
Southern Alberta
Key recommendations
Provide “more comprehensive and readily available interpretive services in the healthcare sector” as well as cultural awareness programs for healthcare providers so that they understand how to reduce the risk of miscommunication.
Community organizations
NA
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
1 year, 3 months to 61 years
Key findings
Provide “more comprehensive and readily available interpretive services in the healthcare sector” as well as cultural awareness programs for healthcare providers so that they understand how to reduce the risk of miscommunication.
Key populations
Immigrant women; healthcare providers; service providers
Gaps identified
Use of interpreters cannot solve the communication problems facing immigrant women and healthcare providers. Interpreters cannot be made available at the unpredictable times (e.g., when labour and birth take place) and it’s a challenge to find interpreters in small cities.
PMID: 25451546