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Communication between care staff and deaf patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2020

  • Funder

    NWO Netherlands

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Floris Roelofsen

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Amsterdam

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Disabled persons

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The project has two aims: (A) target group study into the communication needs of deaf patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and (B) the development of software that will enable employees to translate the most common questions and announcements in COVID-19-related care into Dutch sign language (NGT).