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Background Appropriate use of medication is a key indicator of the quality of care provided in long-term care (LTC). The objective of this study was to determine whether resident-facility language concordance/discordance is associated with the odds of potentially inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics (PIP-AP) in LTC. Methods We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study of LTC residents in Ontario, Canada from 2010 to 2019. We obtained resident language from standardized...
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Background: When patients and physicians speak the same language, it may improve the quality and safety of care delivered. We sought to determine whether patient–physician language concordance is associated with in-hospital and postdischarge outcomes among home care recipients who were admitted to hospital. Methods: We conducted a population-based study of a retrospective cohort of 189 690 home care recipients who were admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada, between 2010 and 2018. We...
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Background Prior studies have demonstrated the negative impact of language barriers on access, quality, and safety of healthcare, which can lead to health disparities in linguistic minorities. As the population ages, those with multiple chronic diseases will require increasing levels of home care and long-term services. This study described the levels of multimorbidity among recipients of home care in Ontario, Canada by linguistic group. Methods Population-based retrospective cohort of...
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Cette étude a utilisé les données sur les médecins, la facturation et le recensement de 2016 dont dispose l’ICES pour examiner l’accès potentiel à des médecins de famille francophones pour les francophones résidant dans 1 643 aires de diffusion agrégées (ADA) de l’Ontario. L’Ontario compte 550 280 francophones, soit 4,1 % de sa population. Nous avons identifié 8 199 médecins de famille, parmi lesquels 1 169 se sont autodéclarés francophones. Le ratio provincial global pour les francophones...
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Introduction As the world’s linguistic diversity continues to increase at an unprecedented rate, a growing proportion of patients will be at risk of experiencing language barriers in primary care settings. We sought to examine whether patient–family physician language concordance in a primary care setting is associated with lower rates of hospital-based healthcare utilisation and mortality. Methods We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of 497 227 home care recipients...
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Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected frail individuals, especially those living in long-term care (LTC) homes. This study examined the role of linguistic factors on COVID-19 related outcomes in LTC homes. Methods We performed a population-based, retrospective cohort study of residents living in LTC homes in Ontario, Canada who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Resident language, obtained from LTC assessments, was used to...
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Thème
Domaine d’intervention ou d’étude
Groupe(s) linguistique(s) minoritaire(s)
Population concernée
- Population générale (2)
- Population aînée (4)
Pays
- Canada (6)
Province ou territoire canadien
- Ontario (6)
Année de publication
- Entre 2000 et 2025 (6)