Table 4.
Thematic barriers by domain found in included studies.
Barriers | Domain | Citations | ||
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System | Provider |
Family experience |
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1. Disconnect between the needs of users and services offered | ✓ | (20, 32–35, 38, 40, 42, 48, 52, 55) | ||
2. Quality of treatment | ✓ | (34, 37, 40, 41, 46, 48–50, 53, 54, 56–58) | ||
3. Lack of training for healthcare professionals | ✓ | (20, 33, 34, 37, 39, 40, 44, 46, 47, 54, 55) | ||
4. Difficulties accessing interpreters | ✓ | (34, 37, 39–41, 43, 45, 48, 58–60) | ||
5. Lack of available information in minority languages | ✓ | (32, 36, 48, 57, 58, 60) | ||
6. Personal characteristics of healthcare practitioners | ✓ | (40, 58) | ||
7. Practitioners' often erroneous beliefs regarding language development | ✓ | (20, 33, 39, 40, 46–48, 55) | ||
8. Practitioner's lack of using evidence-based practices | ✓ | (34, 39, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 53, 54, 58) | ||
9. Challenges in offering family-centered services | ✓ | (36, 39, 54) | ||
10. Lack of resources | ✓ | (34, 39, 40, 45, 46, 49) | ||
11. Feelings of distrust toward language discordant healthcare providers | ✓ | (36, 57, 59) | ||
12. Feelings of stigma | ✓ | (48, 56) |