"SLANG"--Sensitive Language and the New Genetics--an exploratory study.
"SLANG"--Sensitive Language and the New Genetics--an exploratory study.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10897-005-5886-5
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Lambert, C
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作者：
Hodgson, J;Hughes, E;Lambert, C
SLANG-Sensitive Language and the New Genetics（俚语敏感语言和新遗传学）是一个概念，它产生于一些利益相关方之间的非正式讨论，包括消费者和专业人士，他们对医学遗传学中常用的一些语言越来越感到不安。由于各种原因，提交人认为有些语文选择不适当。糟糕的语言选择可能会妨碍个人对遗传状况或重要医疗信息的理解，所选择的词语本身可能会被视为歧视性甚至冒犯性的。SLANG是一个值得探讨的重要概念，部分原因是该领域的文献证实，医疗环境中的语言选择对患者和家庭都具有重要意义。研究表明，语言选择如何影响专业实践，例如，改变医疗信息的预期含义，影响个人对风险和选择的看法，这反过来又可能影响个人或家庭的福祉。此外，语言选择有能力影响个人如何看待自己和他人的看法。本文介绍了我们的试点研究的结果，并讨论了卫生专业人员的影响，特别是参考医学遗传学设置。
SLANG-Sensitive Language and the New Genetics--is a concept that arose out of informal discussions between a number of interested parties, both consumers and professionals, who were becoming increasingly uneasy with some of the language commonly used in medical genetics. Some language choices were felt by the authors to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons. Poor language choice may impede an individual's understanding of a genetic condition or important medical information and the chosen words themselves may simply be perceived as discriminatory and even offensive. SLANG is an important concept to explore partly because literature in this area confirms that language choices in medical settings can be of great significance to both patients and families. Studies have shown how language choices impact on professional practice by, as one example, changing the intended meaning of medical information and affecting individual perception of risk and choice which, in turn, may affect individual or familial well-being. In addition language choice has the power to affect how individuals perceive themselves and are viewed by others. This paper presents the results from our pilot study and discusses the implications for health professionals with particular reference to medical genetics settings.