Jonine Jancey, Gemma Crawford, Elizabeth Bowman, Katharina Wolf, Tama Leaver, Stella Bialous, Kahlia McCausland
Perceptions of social media harms and potential management strategies: vaping case study
BMC public health
approximately 235000 deaf hard hearing dhh people live germany due communication barriers medical care group difficult many respects especially case acute illnesses possibilities communication eg sign language interpreters limited study investigates satisfaction dhh patients medical care germany unplanned medical consultations aim study provide insights dhh patients perception medical care identify barriers avoidance behaviours stem fears miscommunication prior experiences obtained data adult dhh participants february april 2022 throughout germany via online survey german sign language responses n 383 participants 65 female 44 years sd 1270 years included statistical analyses outcomes convictions receiving help satisfaction healthcare provision avoiding healthcare visits variables concerns healthcare visits incidences miscommunication communication score calculated ttests anovas correlations linear logistic regression analyses main findings show 1 dhh patients unsatisfied provided healthcare 388 sd 234 range 010 2 dhh patients reported many concerns primarily communication treatment aspects visiting doctor 3 57 participants deliberately avoided doctor visits even though experienced symptoms factors concerns doctors visits b 018 95ci 034002 p 027 miscommunication medical staff b 019 95ci 033006 p 006 associated satisfaction medical care found almost associations gender location age education overall findings suggest dhh patients unsatisfied provided healthcare deliberately avoid doctor visits face various communication barriers study revealed several communicationrelated determinants satisfaction healthcare dhh patients incidences miscommunication communication score communicationrelated barriers high potential addressed collaboration dhh community improve medical care satisfaction healthcare dhh patients training healthcare professionals digital technologies communicationenhancing interventions explored future intervention studies