Pelicioni Paulo Henrique Silva, Michell Antonio, Santos Paulo Cezar Rocha Dos, Schulz Jennifer Sarah
School of Health Sciences, University of New South Wales, Randwick 2031, Australia.
Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, Randwick 2031, Australia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 4;11(13):1932. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11131932.
Scientific communication is crucial for the development of societies and the advancement of knowledge. However, many countries, and, consequently, their researchers, clinicians and community members, lack access to this information due to the information being disseminated in English rather than their native language. In this viewpoint, we aim to discuss the impacts of this problem and also outline recommendations for facilitating non-English speakers' access to current, evidence-based health information, thus extending the impact of science beyond academia. First, the authors discuss the barriers to accessing scientific health information for non-English speakers and highlight the negative impact of imposing English as a predominant language in academia. Next, the authors discuss the impacts of reduced access to clinical information for non-English speakers and how this reduced access impacts clinicians, clients, and health systems. Finally, the authors provide recommendations for enhancing access to scientific communication worldwide.
科学交流对于社会发展和知识进步至关重要。然而，许多国家以及其研究人员、临床医生和社区成员因信息以英语而非其母语传播而无法获取这些信息。在本文观点中，我们旨在讨论这一问题的影响，并概述促进非英语使用者获取当前循证健康信息的建议，从而将科学的影响扩展到学术界之外。首先，作者讨论了非英语使用者获取科学健康信息的障碍，并强调了在学术界将英语作为主导语言的负面影响。接下来，作者讨论了非英语使用者获取临床信息减少的影响，以及这种获取减少如何影响临床医生、患者和卫生系统。最后，作者提供了增强全球科学交流获取途径的建议。
