TY  - CHAP
AB  - An estimated 50 million people in the United States do not speak the same language as their healthcare provider, and 23 million are considered limited English proficient (LEP). Federal and state laws mandate language assistance services, such as interpreting, to all LEP patients at all points of medical care. Despite longtime and widespread use of interpreting in healthcare, efforts to assure interpreting access and quality are now slowly emerging. An interpreter may be a family member or friend, a bilingual staff member, or professional interpreter. As with trends in other ancillary staff in medicine, the majority of interpreters are female. Research is not available to clarify how gender may influence the process and outcomes of care during an interpreted medical visit. This chapter draws from the results of a brief qualitative study on medical interpreting and published standards on medical interpreting to critically reflect on the role of gender during an interpreted healthcare visit. Recommendations for research and practice are offered to raise awareness of the interpreting process and how it may be influenced by gender. Attention to the role of gender during interpreted medical visits is important to improving healthcare and health for persons with LEP.
VL  - 28
SN  - 978-1-84950-715-8, 978-1-84950-714-1/0275-4959
DO  - 10.1108/S0275-4959(2010)0000028012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0275-4959(2010)0000028012
AU  - Roussos Stergios
AU  - Mueller Mary-Rose
AU  - Hill Linda
AU  - Salas Nadia
AU  - Hovell Melbourne
AU  - Villarreal Veronica
ED  - Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Some considerations regarding gender when a healthcare interpreter is helping providers and their limited English proficient patients
T2  - The Impact of Demographics on Health and Health Care: Race, Ethnicity and Other Social Factors
T3  - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 217
EP  - 229
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -