Doctor-Deaf Patient Interaction Analysis in Brazilian Healthcare

An observational study of 181 participants, including medical professionals, students, and deaf individuals, characterizing healthcare interactions for the deaf community in Brazil. The research was conducted by Antonio Augusto Claudio Pereira using semi-structured instruments and lexicographic analysis. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to analyze communication strategies and satisfaction.

Use Cases

• Analyzing communication barriers and satisfaction levels based on survey responses from doctors, students, and deaf patients.
• Studying the prevalence and perceived effectiveness of communication strategies like lip reading, LIBRAS, mime, and writing.
• Investigating healthcare avoidance and reported discomfort among deaf patients based on the described quantitative findings.

Strengths

• Includes 181 participants across three distinct stakeholder groups: medical professionals (n=46), medical students (n=54), and deaf individuals (n=81).
• Reports specific quantitative findings, such as 76% of doctors and academics having treated a deaf patient and 55.5% of deaf participants having avoided medical care.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Brazilian study context.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Antonio Augusto Claudio Pereira via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Observational, descriptive study using semi-structured instruments and lexicographic analysis with IRaMuTeQ software.

Geography

Brazil