Sanja Kilian
Biographic Data
| ID | 158890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanja Kilian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanja |
| FAMILY NAME | Kilian |
| SIGNATURE | KILIAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4649-8388 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Beyond treatment non-adherence
The objective of this study is to explore public sector clinicians’ perspectives on factors associated with relapse in schizophrenia within a South African context, focusing on structural, social and environmental contributors beyond treatment non-adherence. Three focus groups were conducted with 14 public-sector clinicians (psychiatrists, medical officers, psychiatric registrars and psychiatric nurses) with ≥5 years’ experience in schizophrenia …
Reimagining language access in mental healthcare through cultural integration in KwaZulu-Natal
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent
The concordance between the Montreal cognitive assessment and the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status as a cognitive screening tool in a south African community sample
We aimed to compare the concordance between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), as cognitive screening tools to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a South African adult community sample ( N = 370). The MoCA showed acceptable internal consistency, agreement with the RBANS and good criterion-related validity. The MoCA demonstrated fair performance, compa…
No one will come and help me make my life
Cognitive insight is associated with perceived body weight in overweight and obese adults
Some aspects of cognitive insight (self-certainty) but not cognitive functioning were associated with perception of body weight in this sample. Awareness of recent weight changes, higher BMI and advice from of health care professionals were also significantly associated with perception of body weight, while demographic variables were not. Understanding the factors that contribute to the correct perception of weight is important in identifying app…
When roles within interpreter-mediated psychiatric consultations speak louder than words
In South Africa, clinicians working in public psychiatric hospitals are mainly fluent in English and Afrikaans, while the majority of patients are not proficient in these languages. Due to a lack of professional interpreting services, informal, ad hoc interpreters are commonly employed in public psychiatric hospitals. We collected data on language practices in public psychiatric care in South Africa, and provide a detailed account of what happens…
Ad hoc interpreters in South African psychiatric services
Background: Language and communication lie at the heart of good quality mental health care and are a vital, yet complex, part of the diagnostic and treatment process. In South African mental health care, ad hoc interpreting arrangements are the status quo. However, these can cause both clinician and patient shame and distress.Objective: Though this issue has been researched from the point of view of informal interpreters, relatively little is kno…
Doing their best
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: South Africa has 11 official languages, but most psychiatrists can speak only English and Afrikaans and there are no formal interpreter posts in the mental healthcare system. As a result clinicians communicate with patients who have limited English language proficiency (LEP) without the use of interpreters. We present case material, constituting recordings of interactions between clinicians and LEP patients in a public …
Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health
Language is at the heart of mental health care. Many high-income countries have sophisticated interpreter services, but in low- and middle-income countries there are not sufficient professional services, let alone interpreter services, and task shifting is used. In this article, we discuss this neglected issue in the context of low- and middle-income countries, where task shifting has been suggested as a solution to the problem of scarce mental h…
The Invisibility of Informal Interpreting in Mental Health Care in South Africa
The potential consequences of informal interpreting practices for assessment of patients in a South African psychiatric hospital
Mediating words, mediating worlds
Many mental health clinicians in South Africa use informal interpreters, who are employed to perform other functions, such as cleaners and security guards; there are no formally trained interpreters. Drawing on qualitative semistructured interviews, this paper examines the experiences of informal interpreters working within a psychiatric setting. Furthermore, this paper explores how working in this invisible capacity affects informal interpreters…
The potential consequences of informal interpreting practices for assessment of patients in a South African psychiatric hospital
When roles within interpreter-mediated psychiatric consultations speak louder than words
In South Africa, clinicians working in public psychiatric hospitals are mainly fluent in English and Afrikaans, while the majority of patients are not proficient in these languages. Due to a lack of professional interpreting services, informal, ad hoc interpreters are commonly employed in public psychiatric hospitals. We collected data on language practices in public psychiatric care in South Africa, and provide a detailed account of what happens…
Mediating words, mediating worlds
Many mental health clinicians in South Africa use informal interpreters, who are employed to perform other functions, such as cleaners and security guards; there are no formally trained interpreters. Drawing on qualitative semistructured interviews, this paper examines the experiences of informal interpreters working within a psychiatric setting. Furthermore, this paper explores how working in this invisible capacity affects informal interpreters…
Mediating words, mediating worlds
Many mental health clinicians in South Africa use informal interpreters, who are employed to perform other functions, such as cleaners and security guards; there are no formally trained interpreters. Drawing on qualitative semistructured interviews, this paper examines the experiences of informal interpreters working within a psychiatric setting. Furthermore, this paper explores how working in this invisible capacity affects informal interpreters…
Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health
Language is at the heart of mental health care. Many high-income countries have sophisticated interpreter services, but in low- and middle-income countries there are not sufficient professional services, let alone interpreter services, and task shifting is used. In this article, we discuss this neglected issue in the context of low- and middle-income countries, where task shifting has been suggested as a solution to the problem of scarce mental h…
The Invisibility of Informal Interpreting in Mental Health Care in South Africa
The potential consequences of informal interpreting practices for assessment of patients in a South African psychiatric hospital
Doing their best
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: South Africa has 11 official languages, but most psychiatrists can speak only English and Afrikaans and there are no formal interpreter posts in the mental healthcare system. As a result clinicians communicate with patients who have limited English language proficiency (LEP) without the use of interpreters. We present case material, constituting recordings of interactions between clinicians and LEP patients in a public …
Ad hoc interpreters in South African psychiatric services
Background: Language and communication lie at the heart of good quality mental health care and are a vital, yet complex, part of the diagnostic and treatment process. In South African mental health care, ad hoc interpreting arrangements are the status quo. However, these can cause both clinician and patient shame and distress.Objective: Though this issue has been researched from the point of view of informal interpreters, relatively little is kno…
Cognitive insight is associated with perceived body weight in overweight and obese adults
Some aspects of cognitive insight (self-certainty) but not cognitive functioning were associated with perception of body weight in this sample. Awareness of recent weight changes, higher BMI and advice from of health care professionals were also significantly associated with perception of body weight, while demographic variables were not. Understanding the factors that contribute to the correct perception of weight is important in identifying app…
When roles within interpreter-mediated psychiatric consultations speak louder than words
In South Africa, clinicians working in public psychiatric hospitals are mainly fluent in English and Afrikaans, while the majority of patients are not proficient in these languages. Due to a lack of professional interpreting services, informal, ad hoc interpreters are commonly employed in public psychiatric hospitals. We collected data on language practices in public psychiatric care in South Africa, and provide a detailed account of what happens…
No one will come and help me make my life
Reimagining language access in mental healthcare through cultural integration in KwaZulu-Natal
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent
The concordance between the Montreal cognitive assessment and the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status as a cognitive screening tool in a south African community sample
We aimed to compare the concordance between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), as cognitive screening tools to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a South African adult community sample ( N = 370). The MoCA showed acceptable internal consistency, agreement with the RBANS and good criterion-related validity. The MoCA demonstrated fair performance, compa…
Beyond treatment non-adherence
The objective of this study is to explore public sector clinicians’ perspectives on factors associated with relapse in schizophrenia within a South African context, focusing on structural, social and environmental contributors beyond treatment non-adherence. Three focus groups were conducted with 14 public-sector clinicians (psychiatrists, medical officers, psychiatric registrars and psychiatric nurses) with ≥5 years’ experience in schizophrenia …
Psychiatry (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (8 works) · Health care (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Interpreter (6 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works)