%0 Journal Article
%T Rela£¿£¿o do paciente surdo com o m¨¦dico
%A Chaveiro
%A Neuma
%A Porto
%A Celmo Celeno
%A Barbosa
%A Maria Alves
%J Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S0034-72992009000100023
%X non-verbal communication is important when caring for deaf patients, fostering excellence in health care. aim: an analysis of the legal and sociocultural aspects of the relation between deaf patients and physicians. methods: computerized databases for the period between 1996 and 2006 were used for collecting data; the keywords "patient", "deaf person", "communication" and "health" were used. a non-systematic search was made in scientific publications. results: these studies were grouped into two categories: communication between deaf patients and physicians, who has to deal with communication barriers when caring for deaf patients, and the importance of non-verbal communication in healthcare. deaf persons, their language, and their relation with physicians show the importance of sign language, endorsed by the federal law 10.436/02. conclusions: when deaf patients and physicians meet, they need to overcome communication barriers that may hinder the necessary bond in healthcare and the care that is provided; this may also affect the diagnosis and treatment. it is clear that public institutions should create programs for training healthcare professionals in the appropriate care of deaf patients.
%K communication
%K sign language
%K hearing-impaired persons
%K relation between physician and patient
%K deafness.
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