Total n (%) | Physicians | Registered Nurses | Nurse assistants | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Are there guidelines for interpreted conversations in your department? | Yes | 169 (20.5) | 7 (13.2) | 88 (18.5) | 74 (25.0) | 0.0001* |
No | 257 (31.2) | 12 (22.6) | 185 (38.9) | 60 (20.3) | ||
Don’t know | 399 (48.4) | 34 (64.2) | 203 (42.6) | 162 (54.7) | ||
Missing | 33 | 1 | 8 | 24 | ||
How often are authorized interpreters used for emergency conversations? | Always/often | 421 (60.6) | 44 (84.6) | 271 (65.5) | 106 (46.3) | < 0.0001* |
Not very often/never | 274 (39.4) | 8 (15.4) | 143 (34.5) | 123 (53.7) | ||
Missing | 163 | 2 | 70 | 91 | ||
How often are authorized interpreters used for planned conversations? | Always/often | 525 (84.1) | 45 (93.8) | 363 (91.4) | 117 (65.4) | < 0.0001* |
Not very often/never | 99 (15.9) | 3 (6.3) | 34 (8.6) | 62 (34.6) | ||
Missing | 234 | 6 | 87 | 141 | ||
How often are non-authorized interpreters used for emergency conversations? | Always/often | 258 (36.4) | 11 (20.8) | 164 (38.8) | 83 (35.6) | 0.38 |
Not very often/never | 451 (63.6) | 42 (79.2) | 259 (61.2) | 150 (64.4) | ||
Missing | 149 | 1 | 61 | 87 | ||
How often are non-authorized interpreters used for planned conversations? | Always/often | 101 (16.4) | 3 (6.5) | 55 (14.3) | 43 (23.0) | 0.0013* |
Not very often/never | 516 (83.6) | 43 (93.5) | 329 (85.7) | 144 (77.0) | ||
Missing | 241 | 8 | 100 | 133 | ||
Healthcare professionals’ rating of their ability to communicate with non-Swedish-speaking parents through an interpreter. | Extremely weak/weak | 19 (2.6) | 1 (1.9) | 8 (1.8) | 10 (4.2) | 0.0003* |
Neither strong nor weak | 234 (31.7) | 11 (20.8) | 132 (29.5) | 91 (38,2) | ||
Strong/Extremely strong | 485 (65.7) | 41 (77.4) | 307 (68.7) | 137 (57.6) | ||
Missing | 120 | 1 | 37 | 82 |