Professional Interpreter Use When a Child Is Dying: A Survey of Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians
PICU-clinician engagement and confidence in interpreters was significantly higher for in-person than remote interpreting modalities. We have identified multiple opportunities for improvement in communication between LOE families and clinicians including interpreter briefing, expansion of in-person interpreter availability, and expansion of education on partnering with professional medical interpreters.
Authors
- Michael D. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7449-3993)
- Jennifer Needle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6147-5590)
- Soren C. Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9474-3102)
- Miriam Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-7667)
- Elaine Hsieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1993-4976)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Fairview Health Services (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-008037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82