Does improved interpreter uptake reduce self-discharge rates in hospitalised patients? A successful hospital intervention explained

• Elise O’Connor,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health, Royal Darwin Hospital, Top End Health Services, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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• Vicki Kerrigan,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6863-1528

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• Robyn Aitken,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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• Craig Castillon,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Health, Royal Darwin Hospital, Top End Health Services, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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• Vincent Mithen,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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• Gail Madrill,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Health, Royal Darwin Hospital, Top End Health Services, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Department of Health, Top End Health Services, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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• Curtis Roman,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Aboriginal Interpreter Service, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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• Anna P. Ralph

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: anna.ralph@menzies.edu.au

  Affiliations Department of Health, Royal Darwin Hospital, Top End Health Services, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2253-5749

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