How we developed an effective e-learning module for medical students on using professional interpreters.
Background: Language barriers may lead to poorer healthcare services for patients who do not speak the same language as their care provider. Despite the benefits of professional interpreters, care providers tend to underuse professional interpretation. Evidence suggests that students who received tr...
| Publicado en: | Medical Teacher Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 422 - 428 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2015
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103798859&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103798859 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 0142159X MCH jtl: Medical Teacher issn: 0142159X maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: May2015 vid: 37 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 103798859 102580658 10.3109/0142159X.2014.939579 NLM25109296 103798859 ppf: 422 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: How we developed an effective e-learning module for medical students on using professional interpreters. aug: au: Ikram, Umar Z. Essink-Bot, Marie-Louise Suurmond, Jeanine sug: subj: Computer-Assisted Instruction Teaching Methods Students, Medical Interpreter Services Utilization Education, Medical Human Descriptive Statistics Vignettes Confidence Intervals Pretest-Posttest Design Paired T-Tests Videorecording Netherlands Questionnaires Data Analysis Software Knowledge Self-Efficacy ab: Background: Language barriers may lead to poorer healthcare services for patients who do not speak the same language as their care provider. Despite the benefits of professional interpreters, care providers tend to underuse professional interpretation. Evidence suggests that students who received training on language barriers and interpreter use are more likely to utilize interpretation services. Aims: We developed an e-learning module for medical students on using professional interpreters during the medical interview, and evaluated its effects on students' knowledge and self-efficacy. Methods: In the e-learning module, three patient-physician-interpreter video vignettes were presented, with three different types of interpreters: a family member, an untrained bilingual staff member, and a professional interpreter. The students answered two questions about each vignette, followed by feedback which compared their responses with expert information. In total, 281 fourth-year medical students took the e-learning module during the academic year 2012-2013. We assessed their knowledge and self-efficacy in interpreter use pre- and post-test on 1 (lowest) - 10 (highest) scale, and analysed the differences in mean scores using paired t-tests. Results: Upon completing the e-learning module, students reported higher self-efficacy in using professional interpretation. The mean knowledge score on the pre-test was 5.5 (95% confidence interval 5.3-5.8), but on the post-test this increased to 8.4 (95% CI 8.2-8.6). The difference was highly significant ( p < 0.001). For self-efficacy, the mean score on the pre-test was 4.9 (95% CI 4.7-5.1), and on the post-test 7.0 (95% CI 6.8-7.1); p < 0.001. Conclusion: This e-learning module improved students' knowledge and self-efficacy in using professional interpreters during the medical interview. Using such tools in medical curricula might encourage future doctors to use professional interpretation services to overcome language barriers, thereby potentially contributing to equitable healthcare services for a linguistically diverse patient population. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|