Background d/Deaf people suffer from inequitable access to healthcare and health
information. This results in worse health literacy and poorer mental and physical health …

Background Persons who are deaf are more likely to avoid health care providers than those
who can hear, partially because of the lack of means of communication with these providers …

Multiple co-existing chronic diseases impact patients' ability to manage their medical
conditions. MHealth provides opportunities for continuous access to and better quality of …

Objectives Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users comprise a linguistic and cultural
minority group that is understudied and underserved in health education and health care …

Medical education, research, and health care practice continue to grow with minimal
coproduction guidance. We suggest the Commons Principle approach to medical education …

Importance Primary medical and dental clinics may accept fewer people who are deaf as
patients than persons who can hear, and clinics may deny requests by patients who are deaf …

Objective: To examine the extent to which communication aids and services used by
American Sign Language (ASL) users and their healthcare providers aligns with …

Questionnaires are fundamental learning and research tools for gathering insights and
information from individuals, and now can be created easily using online tools. However …

Healthcare guidelines play a prominent role in the day-to-day practice of primary care
providers, and health policy research leads to the formation of these guidelines. Health …

Even with accessible communication, Deaf patients who self-identify as lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ) might or might not feel comfortable …