Key components in the professional ethics of sign language interpreters in healthcare contexts: a qualitative study in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identified the core components of professional ethics for medical sign language interpreters and develop a framework based on empirical data from Colombian sign language (CSL) interpreters.

Design

Purposive and snowball sampling methods were used in this qualitative study, which involved conducting semistructured interviews to CSL interpreters. Inductive data analysis was performed using the constant comparative method, where data collection and analysis occurred simultaneously. Transcriptional coding was performed line by line, and the data results were organised into themes and subthemes.

Setting

The research was conducted in Colombia.

Participants

A total of 17 CSL interpreters were included.

Results

We identified key themes (confidentia

SUBMITTER: Izquierdo Martinez LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815455 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature