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Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers
Scientific communication is crucial for the development of societies and the advancement of knowledge. However, many countries, and, consequently, their researchers, clinicians and community members, lack access to this information due to the information being disseminated in English rather than the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10340483/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37444766 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131932 |
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author | Pelicioni, Paulo Henrique Silva Michell, Antonio dos Santos, Paulo Cezar Rocha Schulz, Jennifer Sarah |
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description | Scientific communication is crucial for the development of societies and the advancement of knowledge. However, many countries, and, consequently, their researchers, clinicians and community members, lack access to this information due to the information being disseminated in English rather than their native language. In this viewpoint, we aim to discuss the impacts of this problem and also outline recommendations for facilitating non-English speakers’ access to current, evidence-based health information, thus extending the impact of science beyond academia. First, the authors discuss the barriers to accessing scientific health information for non-English speakers and highlight the negative impact of imposing English as a predominant language in academia. Next, the authors discuss the impacts of reduced access to clinical information for non-English speakers and how this reduced access impacts clinicians, clients, and health systems. Finally, the authors provide recommendations for enhancing access to scientific communication worldwide. |
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spelling | pubmed-103404832023-07-14 Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers Pelicioni, Paulo Henrique Silva Michell, Antonio dos Santos, Paulo Cezar Rocha Schulz, Jennifer Sarah Healthcare (Basel) Viewpoint Scientific communication is crucial for the development of societies and the advancement of knowledge. However, many countries, and, consequently, their researchers, clinicians and community members, lack access to this information due to the information being disseminated in English rather than their native language. In this viewpoint, we aim to discuss the impacts of this problem and also outline recommendations for facilitating non-English speakers’ access to current, evidence-based health information, thus extending the impact of science beyond academia. First, the authors discuss the barriers to accessing scientific health information for non-English speakers and highlight the negative impact of imposing English as a predominant language in academia. Next, the authors discuss the impacts of reduced access to clinical information for non-English speakers and how this reduced access impacts clinicians, clients, and health systems. Finally, the authors provide recommendations for enhancing access to scientific communication worldwide. MDPI 2023-07-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10340483/ /pubmed/37444766 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131932 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Viewpoint Pelicioni, Paulo Henrique Silva Michell, Antonio dos Santos, Paulo Cezar Rocha Schulz, Jennifer Sarah Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers |
title | Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers |
title_full | Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers |
title_fullStr | Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers |
title_full_unstemmed | Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers |
title_short | Facilitating Access to Current, Evidence-Based Health Information for Non-English Speakers |
title_sort | facilitating access to current, evidence-based health information for non-english speakers |
topic | Viewpoint |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10340483/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37444766 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131932 |
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