Barriers to Communication between Health Practitioners and Service Users Who Are Not Fluent in English.

Robinson, Mark; Gilmartin, Jo

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ERIC Number: EJ653245

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Barriers to Communication between Health Practitioners and Service Users Who Are Not Fluent in English.

Robinson, Mark; Gilmartin, Jo

Nurse Education Today, v22 n6 p457-65 Aug 2002

Barriers to communication between health practitioners and clients not fluent in English include stereotyping, misinterpretation of meaning, and mismatching of beliefs and models of care. Organizational practices may deter or encourage transcultural communication. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Health Personnel, Intercultural Communication, Language Fluency, Patients

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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