Strategies to Increase Professional Interpreting in Clinical Settings

What is the evidence for targeted behavior change strategies on clinician decisions to partner with professional interpreters when caring for patients who use languages other than English?This systematic review included 40 articles representing 39 interventions. High heterogeneity in targeted behavior change strategies and outcome ascertainment was identified among the 39 interventions seeking to increase professional interpreting for clinician communication with patients who use languages other than English when seeking medical care.These findings suggest that to address the implementation gap in professional interpreting, there remains a need for rigorous efforts to understand the discrete impact of specific implementation strategies and how best to measure outcomes.

Corresponding Author: Colleen K. Gutman, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1329 SW 16th St, Gainesville, FL 32610 (ckays21@ufl.edu).

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