[Literature revision about the attendance of deaf patient by health professionals].
The purpose of this systematic literature review is to analyze and identify the communication between deaf patients and health professionals, as well as to investigate the care offered. The computerized databases were used for data collection, using the keywords paciente (patient), surdo (deaf person), and comunicação (communication). The results were grouped in three categories: communication, health professional education, and legal aspects. The communication category deals with communicative barriers, written language and the presence of the interpreter. In the second category, the focus is on the education of the professionals in relation to the deaf community. The third category reports the legal aspects involved in caring for deaf patients. The review showed that there are communication barriers between deaf patients and health professionals, and that health care is a challenge for both. It also emphasized that there is a need for education regarding the deaf patients.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Brasil. neumachaveiro@ig.com.br
Neuma
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Chaveiro
Maria Alves
MA
Barbosa
Celmo Celeno
CC
Porto
D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations
Revisão de literatura sobre o atendimento ao paciente surdo pelos profissionais da saúde.