Patienters upplevelser av tolk inom hälso- och sjukvård : En systematisk litteraturstudie

Sammanfattning: Background: Commutative obstacles due to language difficulties are gradually increasing with migration. Consequences due to linguistic barriers may lead to misunderstandings or failures of information between patients and healthcare professionals. The availability of authorized hospital interpreters is significantly lower than the demand from patients who are in need for an interpreter. The Swedish Patient Act determines that all patients should be informed about their disease situation, upcoming treatment and aftercare. Aim: To describe patients' experiences of using interpreters in healthcare. Method: A systematic literature study of eleven scientific articles. Searches were made in the PubMed and CINAHL databases. Result: The analysis of included articles resulted in six themes, which were equal care, satisfaction with individualized interpreters, lack of trust, disability, fear for misunderstanding and when the interpreter is a family member. Conclusion: Patients experience access to a professional interpreter positively. However, there are significant deficiencies regarding interpreters in healthcare today. The ability to achieve person-centered care is complicated by the shortcomings that patients experience in the conversation via interpreter. Likewise, patients' ability to participate in their own care situation is complicated.