Video Relay Interpretation and Overcoming Barriers in Health Care for Deaf Users: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons who are deaf are more likely to avoid health care providers than those who can hear, partially because of the lack of means of communication with these providers and the dearth of available interpreters. The use of video remote interpretation, namely the video camera on an electronic device, to connect deaf patients and health providers has rapidly expanded owing to its flexibility and advantageous cost compared with in-person sign language interpretation. Thus, we need to learn more about how this technology could effectively engage with and respond to the priorities of its users.

Objective

We aimed to identify existing evidence regarding the use of video remote interpretation (VRI) in health care settings and to assess whether VRI technology can enable d

SUBMITTER: Rivas Velarde M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9227653 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature