Understanding Pediatric Physical Therapists' Experiences With Middle Eastern Patients and Arabic Interpreters: A Qualitative Study.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 PEDIATRICS Pediatric Physical Therapy Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-15 DOI:10.1097/PEP.0000000000001108

Natalie Woodberry, Connie Bogard, Maegan Cropsey, Naomi DeTemple, Allison Oster, Aaron Rindflesch

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore pediatric physical therapists' (PTs') experiences including successes, challenges, and barriers with cross-cultural communication with Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern children and their families who require interpreter services.

Methods: Eight PTs consented to participate in qualitative dyadic interviews. Transcription and interviews were conducted virtually in Microsoft Teams. Quality criteria included member checking for validity and trustworthiness and bracketing to minimize investigator bias. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify meaning units and major themes.

Results: The 6 themes that emerged were: fostering therapeutic relationships, practicing culturally sensitive care, communicating intentionally, experiencing successes, recognizing challenges, and tailoring a physical therapy plan of care. Representative quotations support each theme.

Conclusions: Therapists perceive their experiences with Arabic-speaking children, families, and interpreters positively despite challenges related to cultural and language barriers. In sharing their experiences, therapists demonstrated self-reflection, openness to learning, and desire to build strong therapeutic alliances.

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Pediatric Physical Therapy PEDIATRICS-REHABILITATION

CiteScore

1.50

自引率

18.80%

发文量

147

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Pediatric Physical Therapy is an indexed international journal, that publishes peer reviewed research related to the practice of physical therapy for children with movement disorders. The editorial board is comprised of an international panel of researchers and clinical scholars that oversees a rigorous peer review process. The journal serves as the official journal for the pediatric physical therapy professional organizations in the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The journal includes articles that support evidenced based practice of physical therapy for children with neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and developmental conditions that lead to disorders of movement, and research reports that contribute to the foundational sciences of pediatric physical therapy, ranging from biomechanics and pediatric exercise science to neurodevelopmental science. To these ends the journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews directed to specific clinical questions that further the science of physical therapy, clinical guidelines and case reports that describe unusual conditions or cutting edge interventions with sound rationale. The journal adheres to the ethical standards of theInternational Committee of Medical Journal Editors.