‘The doctor doesn’t understand Xhosa and the service user doesn’t understand English’ - exploring the role of security guards acting as informal interpreters in psychiatric care in South Africa
It can be assumed that MHCPs will resort to informal interpreting practices as long as effective alternatives are lacking. In doing so, risks such as reduced quality of care are accepted, and the consequences and effects on those serving as interpreters are neglected, which raises concerns from an ethical point of view.
Authors
- Mike Mösko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6408-2629)
- Leslie M. Swartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-5897)
- Qhama Cossie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1705-7658)
- Lindokuhle Shongwe
- Tessa Roos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6969-9364)
- Saskia Hanft-Robert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-1609)
- Philasande Sithole
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Valkenberg Hospital (ZA)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11722-5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf