Communication between health care professionals and deaf patients.
A review of the literature about communication between health care professionals and deaf people demonstrates that a continuum of accuracy in perceptions of deaf people and their communication problems exists in health care settings. The author provides information on deaf culture, history, population size, sign language, and communication needs that is used to evaluate professional journal articles. Examples of research on this topic are presented and the need for further studies and the role of social workers are discussed.
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Mental Health Center for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Family Service Foundation, Inc., Lanham, MD 20706.
D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008369:Manual Communication; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012813:Sign Language; D012947:Social Work