title: In-hospital communication experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this systematic review is to identify and synthesize available qualitative evidence to understand the in-hospital communication experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, their family members and hospital staff, and the factors that impact on these experiences.Specifically, the review questions are as follows.
authors.affiliation: 1Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia 2School of Population Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia 3The Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia (CEPSA): a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Katharine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Keech
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036301:Qualitative Research; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic