Working with interpreters in family physicians’ consultations : a computer-assisted analysis

Authors

  • Yvan Leanza Université Laval
  • Élias Rizkallah Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Thomas Michaud Labonté Université Laval

Keywords:

interpreter, text mining, patient-physician relationship, cross-cultural healthcare, medical training, medical consultation

Abstract

We set up a research to explore repre-sentations of working with interpreters among family physicians in Quebec City. Focus-groups (FGs) with third year medical students (6, N= 22), residents (4, N= 29) and senior physicians (5, N= 47) were conducted. We made three video vignettes of interpreted medical consultations. Each FG was presented two of them which were separately discussed. Results show that vignettes and status did elicit different discourses. Students seem more preoccu-pied with the physician-patient relationship whereas seniors discuss more about in-formation. Residents’ discourse point to identity formation issues. Results are dis-cussed in light of Habermas’ communica-tion theory.

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Published

2014-10-30

Issue

2014: Monografías de Çédille - 4, Principles, presences and structures of community interpreting in French-speaking countries

Section

Monography

How to Cite

Leanza, Yvan, Élias Rizkallah, and Thomas Michaud Labonté. 2014. “Working With Interpreters in Family Physicians’ Consultations : A Computer-Assisted Analysis”. Çédille, Journal of French Studies, October, 9-30. https://www.ull.es/revistas/index.php/cedille/article/view/1206.