Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Performance of Check In for Exchange of Clinical and Key Information: A Communication Guide to Facilitate Pre-Encounter Huddles with Medical Interpreters Prior to Conversations Around Serious Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with non-English Language Preference are at risk of adverse health outcomes, particularly at end of life and during serious illness. Medical interpreters often feel unprepared to interpret conversations about serious illness. Best practice guidelines recommend a pre-encounter huddle between clinician and interpreter to better prepare both providers. The CHECK-IN (Check in for Exchange of Clinical and Key Information) guide is a simple communication tool designed to facilitate this pre-encounter huddle. We describe the results of a pilot feasibility study of the CHECK-IN guide performed in a simulation environment. The primary objectives of the study were to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary performance of the CHECK-IN guide.

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SUBMITTER: Yeow ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670661 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature