Public health nurses’ experiences of using interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers
Rifai, Elissa ; Janlöv, Ann Christin LU and Garmy, Pernilla LU
(2018)
In Public Health Nursing
35(6).
p.574-580
- Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate public health nurses’ experiences of using interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers. Design and Sample: An inductive qualitative design was used. Individual interviews were conducted with Swedish public health nurses (n = 11) with experience of working in child health care with interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers. Measures: Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis of the interviews resulted in one overarching theme: Having to accept and learn to incorporate interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers. Three subthemes were identified: (a) enabling an understanding of the... (More)
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate public health nurses’ experiences of using interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers. Design and Sample: An inductive qualitative design was used. Individual interviews were conducted with Swedish public health nurses (n = 11) with experience of working in child health care with interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers. Measures: Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis of the interviews resulted in one overarching theme: Having to accept and learn to incorporate interpreters when meeting with Arabic-speaking first-time mothers. Three subthemes were identified: (a) enabling an understanding of the situation of the mothers; (b) contributing to a trustful relationship; and (c) creating disturbing elements in the dialogue. Conclusions: Using interpreters optimized the conversation between the public health nurse and the Arab-speaking first-time mother; however, the complexity of using interpreters was also apparent.
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- author
- Rifai, Elissa
; Janlöv, Ann Christin
LU
and Garmy, Pernilla
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-11
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- child health care, experiences, first-time mothers, interpreters, interview, public health nurses, qualitative content analysis
- in
- Public Health Nursing
- volume
- 35
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 574 - 580
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- pmid:30225947
- scopus:85053516017
- ISSN
- 0737-1209
- DOI
- 10.1111/phn.12539
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- f5a42c55-598b-458c-9567-58243367e375
- date added to LUP
- 2018-10-24 09:20:19
- date last changed
- 2025-10-14 11:21:58
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