DEI/Health Equity
1
Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Opiate overdose is an unfortunately common risk factor for suicide; suicide attempts accounted for an estimated 30% of fatal opioid overdoses during the pandemic. As a result, the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Psychiatry developed an Integrated Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention program targeted at members of the community and frontline workers to increase awareness and provide brief interventions, which demonstrated an improvement of 89% in our English-speaking attendees.
Spanish is the most common non-English language in New Jersey, with an estimated 1.3 million speakers. Hispanic patients also frequently experience culturally bound stigmas, so it is vital to ensure content is appropriately targeted for maximum impact. In this poster, we showcase some examples of translated and targeted content, and detail several terms that differ between regional variations of country-specific Spanish, which are commonly spoken in New Jersey. Attention to matching variant terms and the use of local terminology for culturally specific syndromes can increase effectiveness of patient education programs in underserved populations. The use of qualified human medical translators proficient in the specific variant spoken by patients or provider-patient concordance also minimizes misunderstanding and may improve rapport.
Keywords
Opiate Overdose, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health, Hispanic or Latino, Patient Education, Cultural Competency
Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Preventive Medicine | Psychiatry | Public Health Education and Promotion | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Preventive Medicine Commons, Psychiatry Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
Spot the Signs - Comunicación Es Lo Más Importante
Opiate overdose is an unfortunately common risk factor for suicide; suicide attempts accounted for an estimated 30% of fatal opioid overdoses during the pandemic. As a result, the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Psychiatry developed an Integrated Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention program targeted at members of the community and frontline workers to increase awareness and provide brief interventions, which demonstrated an improvement of 89% in our English-speaking attendees.
Spanish is the most common non-English language in New Jersey, with an estimated 1.3 million speakers. Hispanic patients also frequently experience culturally bound stigmas, so it is vital to ensure content is appropriately targeted for maximum impact. In this poster, we showcase some examples of translated and targeted content, and detail several terms that differ between regional variations of country-specific Spanish, which are commonly spoken in New Jersey. Attention to matching variant terms and the use of local terminology for culturally specific syndromes can increase effectiveness of patient education programs in underserved populations. The use of qualified human medical translators proficient in the specific variant spoken by patients or provider-patient concordance also minimizes misunderstanding and may improve rapport.