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One of the most demanding situations for members of linguistic minorities is a conversation between a health professional and a patient, a situation that frequently arises for linguistic minority groups in North America, Europe, and elsewhere. The present study reports on the construction of an oral interaction scale for nurses serving linguistic minorities in their second language (L2). A mixed methods approach was used to identify and validate a set of speech activities relating to nurse...
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Background There is ample evidence of ethnic and linguistic segregation in the Canadian labour market. However, it is unknown if there is equitable representation of visible and linguistic minorities in nursing professions. Methods We cross-tabulated aggregate data from Statistics Canada’s 2006 Census. Analyses examined the distribution of visible and linguistic minorities, including visible minority sub-groups, among health managers, head nurses, registered nurses, licensed nurses and...
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Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. Telephone-delivered interventions targeting cardiovascular risk factors are gaining popularity. This study is an evaluation of FrancoForme, a cardiovascular risk factor reduction program for the primary and secondary prevention of CVD among French-speaking patients of Eastern Ontario. Methods: This study reports on changes in cardiovascular risk factors, weekly exercise levels, and psychosocial...
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Several fall prevention programs have been implemented to reduce falls among seniors. In some rural areas or in French-speaking minority communities, the availability of such programs is limited. The objectives of this paper are to: (a) describe the Fall Prevention Program Marche vers le futur, offered in French, by videoconference; and (b) present the results of the evaluation of the program objectives. Results demonstrate that participants have improved their physical abilities, gained...
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There is growing interest in language barriers in health care (LBHC) – interest, that is, in how the quality of health care service delivery might be compromised when patients and health care providers do not share the same first language. This article discusses LBHC as an emerging research area that provides valuable opportunities for researchers in various branches of the language sciences – including, among others, applied linguistics, theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, second...
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L’hypertension artérielle est une maladie chronique qui affecte près de 50 % des personnes de plus de 65 ans au Canada et de façon disproportionnelle, les communautés en situation minoritaire linguistique. L’objectif du projet était de sensibiliser des personnes de 65 ans et plus, hypertendues, en milieu francophone minoritaire aux facteurs de risque de l’hypertension par des ateliers éducatifs. L’impact de ces ateliers a été mesuré par un questionnaire sur la qualité de vie et des groupes...
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Le Nouveau-Brunswick (N.-B.) possède une des plus vieilles populations du Canada. Selon Statistique Canada (2006), 14,7 pour cent de la population du N.-B. est âgée de 65 ans ou plus. La prévention constitue la solution idéale pour assurer le vieillissement en santé. Le but de l’étude était de faire le portrait de la santé et de l’état nutritionnel des aînés à domicile au N.-B. Les objectifs spécifiques étaient de déterminer 1) le profil socio-démographique, 2) le profil de santé, 3) la...
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