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Fenco, M., Velásquez, S. (2020). Percepción de la calidad de los instructivos de pruebas diagnósticas traducidos del inglés al español desde la perspectiva del personal de laboratorio de tres hospitales de Lima [Trabajo de investigación, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653863
Fenco, M., Velásquez, S. Percepción de la calidad de los instructivos de pruebas diagnósticas traducidos del inglés al español desde la perspectiva del personal de laboratorio de tres hospitales de Lima [Trabajo de investigación]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653863
@misc{renati/393006,
title = "Percepción de la calidad de los instructivos de pruebas diagnósticas traducidos del inglés al español desde la perspectiva del personal de laboratorio de tres hospitales de Lima",
author = "Velásquez Patiño, Sharim Yadira",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2020"
}
This research seeks to identify and explain the perception that medical laboratory professionals (clinical pathologists and medical technologists) of three Lima hospitals have concerning the quality of laboratory test's user manuals translated from English into Spanish. For this purpose, a study with a mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative) was carried out to characterize the users' general opinion and the differing perceptions regarding their experience with translated user manuals. Surveys based on the 5-point balanced Likert scale provided quantitative information on four variables adapted from Navarro's characteristics of scientific language (Navarro, 2008): clarity, accuracy, terminological precision and textual function. Afterwards, interviews were held to delve into the rationale behind the survey’s answers, to explore conflicting opinions, and to identify strategies developed by the personnel when facing unfamiliar elements in the translation. In response, the laboratory professionals developed strategies to address the elements affecting translation quality during their practice. The qualitative data revealed two types of strategies: individual and social; the type chosen is related to the level of experience of pathologists and technologists. Experience proves to be a major factor in the use and evaluation of translations. This research contributes to the acknowledgement of specialized end users as potential quality evaluators during the translation process and by providing feedback on the translation product.
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