Narrative
Deaf signers experience significant health inequalities because health/social care interventions are not designed to respond to their cultural-linguistic needs. Research from SORD (Social Research with Deaf people), our sign-bilingual research group at the University of Manchester, has resulted in more accurate diagnosis and recovery measurement in treating common mental health problems through the adaptation, validation and implementation of health assessment tools in BSL (British Sign Language); improved commissioning guidelines to ensure more targeted and culturally sensitive service provision; the development of new tailored social care interventions for Deaf BSL users with dementia and their carers; and far greater involvement of Deaf people in specifying the key components of effective health and social care for them.For BSL click here: https://video.manchester.ac.uk/faculties/02c2450ae35142639406cb7ebe4dfd49/f05f8e14-4ddc-4918-b9b6-12efd382a35f
| Category of impact | Health and wellbeing, Society and culture |
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| Impact level | Adoption |
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
Documents & Links
Related content
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Activities
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Deaf with Dementia Training for BSL interpreters
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Research output
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The theoretical and practical determination of clinical cut-offs for the British Sign Language versions of PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health state values of deaf British sign language (BSL) users in the UK: an application of the BSL version of the EQ-5D-5L
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The translated deaf self, ontological (in)security and deaf culture.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The British sign language versions of the patient health questionnaire, the generalized anxiety disorder 7-item scale, and the work and social adjustment scale
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding dementia: effective information access from the Deaf community's perspective
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impacts
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Guidance for commissioners of primary mental health services for deaf people
Impact: Health and wellbeing