Analysis Of Translation Of Health Information In Relation To Periodontitis

Abstract

Introduction: Periodontitis in medical terms can be considered as the erosion of the periodontal ligament and surrounding bone. During symptom analysis, diagnosis and prognosis, the inability in comprehending words has an immense effect on the quality of healthcare treatment imparted. These language barriers also sometimes may risk the safety of the patient.

Aim: To study the effects and impacts of language barriers in the translation of healthcare information, in relation to Periodontitis.

Materials and Methods: A self structured questionnaire was made and circulated among the outpatients of Saveetha dental College and hospitals Chennai. Their responses were recorded, and the data was subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software, where Chi-Square correlation tests were done to give a result.

Results: The results obtained were statistically significant with a p-value of 0.008 (p < 0.05). It also showed that  44.23% of the total study population have faced some issues during dental visits due to language barriers and 42.31% of the total study population beleived that investment into proper translation technology is a worthy investment.

Conclusion:-From our study, it can be concluded that language barriers do exist and have an immense impact on healthcare.