Table 3 Questions related to the professional and personal qualities of an interpreter in the survey of Arabic-speaking individuals’ attitudes to the use of interpreters in healthcare
Variable | N | Agree N (%) | Disagree N (%) | Mean ± Sd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
It is of no importance whether an interpreter is fluent in both languages | 52 | 51 (96%) | 1 (2%) | 3.9 ± 0.4 |
It is important that an interpreter has a great ability to translate | 52 | 51(96%) | 1 (2%) | 3.9 ± 0.3 |
An interpreter should show me respect | 53 | 51 (96%) | 2 (4%) | 3.8 ± 0.5 |
It is important that an interpreter have training both in the language and the terminology used in healthcare | 52 | 50 (94%) | 2 (3%) | 3.9 ± 0.5 |
It is important that the interpreter is neutral and impartial | 51 | 48 (91%) | 3 (9%) | 3.7 ± 0.6 |
The interpreter’s age is of no importance for the translation | 52 | 41 (77%) | 11 (21%) | 3.1 ± 1.0 |
It is important that an interpreter talks the same dialect as me | 53 | 40 (75%) | 13 (25%) | 3.3 ± 1.0 |
It is not important what clothes an interpreter wears and whether he/she is provocatively dressed | 52 | 36 (68%) | 16 (30%) | 3.0 ± 1.3 |
It is not important what religion the interpreter belongs to | 53 | 35 (66%) | 18 (34%) | 2.7 ± 1.2 |
It is important that I know what country the interpreter comes from | 53 | 34 (64%) | 19 (36%) | 2.9 ± 1.2 |
I think that it is important to use an interpreter of the same gender as myself | 51 | 31 (58%) | 20 (38%) | 2.8 ± 1.2 |
It is not important that the interpreter introduces him/herself to me before starting the interpretation session | 53 | 16 (30%) | 37 (70%) | 2.0 ± 1.2 |
It is not important that an interpreter is trained | 52 | 14 (26%) | 38 (72%) | 1.9 ± 1.1 |
It is of no importance to me whether the interpreter tells other people about what I have told the physician or nurse during my consultation in which he/she has interpreted | 53 | 8 (15%) | 45 (85%) | 1.4 ± 0.9 |