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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Aug 9;46(10):573–580. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.001

Table 4:

Provider Ratings of Professional Interpretation Modalities

Telephone Arm (n = 58) Video Arm (n = 66) P-value

Satisfaction
 Very unsatisfied 13.8% (8/58) 0 <.001
 Somewhat unsatisfied 22.4% (13/58) 15.2% (10/66)
 Somewhat satisfied 60.3% (35/58) 43.9% (29/66)
 Very satisfied 3.5% (2/58) 40.9% (27/66)

Effectiveness of communication
 Very ineffective 5.2% (3/58) 0 .002
 Somewhat ineffective 24.1% (14/58) 7.7% (5/65)
 Somewhat effective 50% (29/58) 46.2% (30/65)
 Very effective 20.7% (12/58) 46.2% (30/65)

Perceived skill of interpreter
 Highly unskilled 1.7% (1/58) 0 .30
 Somewhat unskilled 1.7% (1/58) 3.0% (2/66)
 Somewhat skilled 43.1% (25/58) 30.3% (20/66)
 Highly skilled 53.5% (31/58) 66.7% (44/66)

Perceived wait time to interpretation
 Very long 3.5% (2/58) 1.5% (1/65) .02
 Long 15.5% (9/58) 1.5% (1/65)
 Medium 37.9% (22/58) 35.4% (23/65)
 Short 32.8% (19/58) 35.4% (23/65)
 Very short 10.3% (6/58) 26.2% (17/65)