Table 4.

Questions related to modes of interpretation and the types of interpreter in the survey of Arabic-speaking individuals’ attitudes to the use of interpreters in healthcare

Variable	N	Agree N (%)	Disagree N (%)	Mean ± Sd.
It is good to use an interpreter who has special training and who is employed by an agency	53	52 (98%)	1 (2%)	3.8 ± 0.5
I prefer to use a telephone interpreter during sensitive investigations	52	49 (92%)	3 (8%)	3.7 ± 0.7
I prefer to use an interpreter in place	52	46 (87%)	6 (13%)	3.3 ± 0.8
Bilingual healthcare staff are good to use as interpreters because they are already in place when interpreting is to be done	49	46 (87%)	3 (13%)	3.5 ± 0.7
There is no difference between using telephone interpreters and interpreters in place	52	34(64%)	18 (36%)	2.6 ± 1.1
Using a family member/friend as interpreter implies that I get support from family/friend at the same time as he/she translates	52	33 (62%)	19 (38%)	2.7 ± 1.1
I feel confidence in using a family member/friend as an interpreter more than an unknown person being an interpreter	52	28 (53%)	24 (47%)	2.5 ± 1.2
I prefer to use a family member/friend as an interpreter	53	25 (47%)	28 (53%)	2.4 ± 1.1
There is no risk that all information will not be translated when I use a family member/friend as interpreter	51	17 (32%)	34 (68%)	2.0 ± 1.1