Developing and Evaluating a Capacity-Building Intervention for Healthcare Providers to Improve Communication Skills and Awareness of Hard of Hearing and D/deaf Populations: Protocol for a Participative Action Research-Based Study

• Main Authors: Patrick Bodenmann (Author), Pascal Singy (Author), Miriam Kasztura (Author), Madison Graells (Author), Odile Cantero (Author), Kevin Morisod (Author), Mary Malebranche (Author), Pascal Smith (Author), Stéphane Beyeler (Author), Tanya Sebaï (Author), Véronique S. Grazioli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: D/deaf and hard of hearing populations are at higher risk for experiencing physical and mental health problems compared to hearing populations. In addition, they commonly encounter barriers to accessing and benefiting from health services, which largely stem from challenges they face in...