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Health disparities exist across different linguistic groups. Language barriers in primary care can negatively affect access to healthcare services and the quality and safety of care at the end-of-life. This study will take a novel, in-depth look at the experience of language- and/or cultural-discordant care for adults from linguistic minority groups through the eyes of primary care physicians providing palliative and/or end-of-life care. Language and cultural discordance means that the...
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Dans cet article, nous présentons une synthèse de plusieurs analyses récentes réalisées par notre groupe de recherche à partir de données administratives de santé pour mesurer la qualité et la sécurité des services de santé offerts aux francophones et allophones en Ontario, Canada. Les résultats de nos analyses démontrent que les Ontariennes et les Ontariens qui reçoivent des soins dans leur principale langue d’usage ont généralement de meilleurs résultats cliniques comparés à ceux qui...
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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 Hospitalizations carry considerable risks for frail, elderly patients; this is especially true for patients with dementia, who are more likely to experience delirium, falls, functional decline, iatrogenic complications, and infections when compared to their peers without dementia. Since up to two thirds of patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities have dementia, there is interest in identifying factors associated with transitions from LTC facilities to hospitals. The purpose of...
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Domaine d’intervention ou d’étude
Groupe(s) linguistique(s) minoritaire(s)
Population concernée
Pays
- Canada (4)
Province ou territoire canadien
- Ontario (4)
Année de publication
- Entre 2000 et 2026 (4)