Communication in the neonatal ICU for Spanish speaking parents: a qualitative interview study.
BMC Pediatr
; 23(1): 481, 2023 09 22.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), health outcome disparities exist between patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) and those proficient in English. Our objective was to investigate the communication experience of parents with LEP in the NICU to learn how to mitigate such health disparities.METHODS:
A certified bilingual provider conducted seventeen interviews of parents who identified Spanish as their preferred language and whose newborn was admitted to the NICU for ≥ 1 week. Interviews were conducted August 2020 - December 2021. Conventional content analysis utilizing an inductive open coding process was performed.RESULTS:
The experiences of Spanish speaking parents with LEP in the NICU can be characterized by 3 main themes 1) Information accessibility 2) Perspectives about interpreters and 3) Emotional consequences.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings can inform neonatal quality initiatives to facilitate timely and good communication for NICU families with LEP.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal
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Comunicación
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Pediatr
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos