DEI/Health Equity
1
Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
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, and patients with an episode of opiate overdose were at an 18 times higher risk of suicide in the following year. 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.
Chinese is the second-most common non-English language in New Jersey, with an estimated 120 thousand speakers, and major Chinatowns in the adjacent cities of New York City and Philadelphia. Chinese patients also frequently experience culturally bound stigmas and symptoms, 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 dialects or regional varieties commonly spoken in New Jersey. Attention to matching dialect 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 dialect spoken by specific patients or provider-patient concordance also prevents misunderstanding and may improve rapport.
Keywords
Opiate overdose, suicide prevention, mental health, Chinese, Crisis Intervention, Patient Education, Cultural Competency
Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Medicine and Health Sciences | Psychiatric and Mental Health | 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, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, Psychiatry Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
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Opiate overdose is an unfortunately common risk factor for suicide; suicide attempts accounted for an estimated 30% of fatal opioid overdoses during the pandemic, and patients with an episode of opiate overdose were at an 18 times higher risk of suicide in the following year. 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.
Chinese is the second-most common non-English language in New Jersey, with an estimated 120 thousand speakers, and major Chinatowns in the adjacent cities of New York City and Philadelphia. Chinese patients also frequently experience culturally bound stigmas and symptoms, 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 dialects or regional varieties commonly spoken in New Jersey. Attention to matching dialect 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 dialect spoken by specific patients or provider-patient concordance also prevents misunderstanding and may improve rapport.