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English translation: client (or patient)

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Swedish term or phrase:brukare
English translation:client (or patient)
Entered by: Charlesp

05:28 Sep 24, 2023
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Swedish term or phrase: brukare
I unfortunately don't have much context, other that it is in the field of health and medical care.

might there be a different translation for brukare, other than 'user'?
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 23:36
client (or possibly patient)
Explanation:
Need more context for this
The term "brukare" is used for individuals who receive home care/help such as that provided by local municipality -- look at hemtjänst and personlig assistent för examples of the term in this context
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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 23:36
Grading comment
in the contenxt of hemtjänst and personlig assistent
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1substance user
Agneta Pallinder
3 +2client (or possibly patient)
Tania McConaghy
2medication consumer; (UK National Health 'client') prescription patient
Adrian MM.


  

Answers


3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
substance user


Explanation:
The naked "brukare" tends to be used for (over) users of illegal, legal or prescription drugs.

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble: Without further context.
7 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
brukare (hälso- och sjukvården)
medication consumer; (UK National Health 'client') prescription patient


Explanation:
brukare - of what? Illegal substances or the treatment.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) is a leaflet that contains information on the safe and effective use of a prescription medicine,
  • Patient och brukare Den person som får vård och behandlingar från hälso- och sjukvården, t. ex. rehabiliteringsinsatser, är patient. Den som får ett hjälpmedel förskrivet och använder det är brukare.

    Reference: http://vardgivarguiden.se/kunskapsstod/hjalpmedelsguiden/sta...
    Reference: http://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies/...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
client (or possibly patient)


Explanation:
Need more context for this
The term "brukare" is used for individuals who receive home care/help such as that provided by local municipality -- look at hemtjänst and personlig assistent för examples of the term in this context

Example sentence(s):
  • En personlig assistents uppgift är att ta hand om brukaren och hjälpa brukaren med de uppgifter som brukaren inte klarar av att utföra helt själv eller inte ...
  • You can get more home health aide private clients by partnering with other companies and reciprocating referrals.
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
in the contenxt of hemtjänst and personlig assistent
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Tania. Excellent suggestion; no question the answer. and thanks for all the supporting information. Really appreicated. And thanks to Deane, not only for the Agree, but also for the detailed additional information and meanings...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble: Without further context.
5 hrs
agree  Deane Goltermann: "In the field of health and medical care" ... this is a widely used term with a rather broad meaning as Tania describes here, anyone receiving care under the many forms now available. Nowadays, drug addicts and 'users' are referred to as missbrukare.
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