Deaf culture awareness among physicians and advanced practice providers in the emergency department: A multicenter study

EM providers with high exposure to DHH people and DHH culture training are more comfortable with and able to better identify nuances of Deaf culture. Additionally, EM providers with DHH culture training are less comfortable communicating using lipreading with DHH patients suggesting increased awareness of a common, yet ineffective and inaccurate, communication pitfall with this population. The study suggests that implementing Deaf culture education in areas with a large DHH population may enhance cultural awareness and comfort of future providers in caring for Deaf patients.