Lost in interpretation: The use of interpreters in research on mental ill health
Lost in interpretation: The use of interpreters in research on mental ill health
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DOI：
10.1177/0020764010382693
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
7.5
通讯作者：
Ostman, Margareta
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作者：
Ingvarsdotter, Karin;Johnsdotter, Sara;Ostman, Margareta
背景：有关研究中的解释的文献主要集中于消除偏见的严格技术。本文分析了口译员参与研究时出现的其他重要问题。材料：经验例子来自一个有关多元文化社区中精神疾病的研究项目。讨论：口译员以研究人员通常没有注意到的方式影响访谈数据。一个经常被忽视的因素是语言是动态的，而口译员不是工具。结论：与口译员一起进行的研究是一项复杂的工作。仅仅依靠检查表来提高方法的严谨性可能会导致对材料有效性的错误认识。
Background: The literature concerning interpretation in research primarily concentrates on rigorous techniques to eliminate bias. This article analyses other significant issues that arise when interpreters participate in research.Material: Empirical examples are drawn from a research project concerning mental ill health in a multicultural neighbourhood.Discussion: Interpreters influence interview data in ways commonly unnoticed by researchers. One often-overlooked factor is that languages are dynamic and interpreters are not instruments.Conclusion: Research conducted with an interpreter is a complex undertaking. Solely relying on checklists to improve methodological rigour can result in a false sense of the material's validity.