Culturally appropriate health education: Translation of a parturient pain relief options pamphlet into French and Spanish

Author

Francis Minor, Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleFollow
Austin Cook, Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-8-2021

Document Type

DNP Project

Project Team Faculty Member

Rebecca Collier

Project Team Faculty Member

Valerie Yancey

Keywords

immigrant, parturient, cultural sensitivity, health literacy, patient education, translation

Abstract

The rise of immigration worldwide introduces a diverse, multicultural population of patients seeking healthcare in the United States. Barriers to communication, both spoken language and culturally associated communication norms, limit immigrant women’s ability to seek, gain access, and follow through with perinatal care. In order to provide safe, effective, and culturally sensitive care, recognition of language and cultural differences of all individuals must be considered when providing patients with educational materials (Perera et al., 2012; Plumbaum et al., 2014). The aim of this project was to translate an existing pain relief options pamphlet into French and Spanish in order to help reduce communication barriers and increase health literacy amongst non-English speaking parturients at the host facility. Stakeholders were introduced to the translated pamphlets and literature review findings with a virtual presentation. Following the educational opportunity, participants completed a survey to evaluate the pamphlet. Fifteen of the 16 providers agreed or strongly agreed the pamphlet provided culturally relevant information and would be a valuable education tool. All providers agreed or strongly agreed the pamphlet included relevant information and may increase autonomy for non-English speaking mothers. Culturally relevant and translated pain relief education materials will potentially help increase parturient health literacy and maternal-fetal outcomes.

Keywords: immigrant, parturient, cultural sensitivity, health literacy, patient education, translation

Recommended Citation

Minor, Francis and Cook, Austin, "Culturally appropriate health education: Translation of a parturient pain relief options pamphlet into French and Spanish" (2021). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 157.
https://spark.siue.edu/dnpprojects/157

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