对于患有远距离半径骨折的聋人患者,提供骨科护理
Sophia Sarang Shin Yin1, Arezo Ahmadi1, Yew Song Cheng1
1University of California, San Francisco, USA.
概括
聋患者比听力患者面临更长的骨科预约等待时间,特别是在医生那里. 虽然许多办公室提供口译人员,但有些办公室依赖家庭成员,这可能会影响护理质量.
科学领域:
- 整形外科手术 整形外科手术
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 患者获得护理的机会
背景情况:
- 获得骨科护理的机会对于最佳的患者结果至关重要.
- 沟通障碍可能会阻碍聋人提供医疗服务.
- 评估骨科预约安排中的差异至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估与听觉患者相比,聋患者在获得骨科护理方面是否遇到障碍.
- 分析预约等待时间,拒绝率和口译员可用性的差异.
主要方法:
- 美国有132个骨科诊所被联系,要求虚构的病人预约.
- 对听力和聋人患者 (使用美国手语) 都要求预约.
- 关键指标包括预约时间和口译员的可用性.
主要成果:
- 聋人患者的医生预约等待时间显著增加 (4.96 vs 3.32天).
- 包括所有提供者类型在内,整体等待时间没有显著差异 (4.43天对3.38天).
- 大多数办公室提供口译员,学术实践更有可能提供ASL口译.
结论:
- 聋患者面临统计学上显著的,虽然不总是临床上显著的,延迟与医生 ортопедия预约.
- 依赖临时口译员,包括家庭成员,仍然令人担忧.
- 需要进一步改进,以确保聋人患者平等获得骨科护理.
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