INTERPRETing to increase access to PSYcho-oncology care (INTERPRET-PSY) for cancer patients with limited English proficiency: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with cancer who have limited English proficiency (LEP) are at high risk for poor mental health outcomes in survivorship as they face cultural, linguistic, and mobility-related barriers to accessing psychosocial care. Telemental health interventions can be of great utility because they can decrease participation burden and are cost-effective. Patients with LEP who receive telemental health services primarily access them through remote interpretation due to a shortage of bilingual therapists. Remote interpreting can be: (1) simultaneous (rarely used in medical settings) or consecutive (usual care in medical settings). Prior research has found that Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting (RSMI) resulted in fewer errors, better medical outcomes, and higher patient sa

SUBMITTER: Lui F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12924489 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature