Abstrakt

Health care professionals need to have special communication skills when working with d/Deaf German Sign Language (GSL) users in the intensive care setting. GSL (“Deutsche Gebärdensprache”, DGS) is legally recognized as an official language and is the preferred means of communication for d/Deaf GSL users in Germany. In order to provide save and effective care for this patient group or d/Deaf relatives of patients with regards to acute and intensive care related health conditions, health care professionals must assess d/Deafness and consider adequate use of GSL interpreters. Physicians and nurses need to be made aware of the specific communication form of the sociocultural minority of d/Deaf patients in order to provide inclusive health care. With regards to adequate outpatient care, appropriate sociolinguistic competences are essential.

Autoreninformation

Autoren

• S. Pinilla
• K. Stephan

Abteilungen

• Institut für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin, LMU München

Adresse

Dr. med. S. Pinilla, M.Ed
Institut für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin
Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ziemssenstraße 1
D–80336 München
Email: [email protected]

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