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Objectives This study compared quality indicators across linguistic groups and sought to determine whether disparities are influenced by resident-facility language discordance in long-term care. Design Population-based retrospective cohort study using linked databases. Setting and Participants Retrospective cohort of newly admitted residents of long-term care facilities in Ontario, Canada, between 2010 and 2016 (N=47,727). Individual residents' information was obtained from the Resident...
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Background: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit Canadian nursing facilities (81% of deaths). To this toll, public health measures (eg, visitation restriction) have subsequently deepened the social isolation and loneliness of residents in nursing facilities (NFs), especially those in linguistic minority settings: Anglophone institutions in Quebec and Francophone institutions outside Quebec. However, very few COVID-19 initiatives targeting these populations specifically...
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Le vieillissement de la population dans les provinces de l’Atlantique est une réalité courante en plus d’une composition géographique rurale et la présence de communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire (CLOSM). Les objectifs de cette étude descriptive qualitative étaient de 1) comprendre les services utilisés pour le maintien à domicile, et 2) déterminer les services nécessitant une amélioration pour l’accès en français. Vingt-six (n=26) personnes âgées ont participé à cette...
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La maladie d’Alzheimer est un syndrome neurodégénératif chronique caractérisé par un déclin cognitif et mnésique. Les personnes atteintes par cette maladie développent des affections rattachées à la langue. Il est important de faire passer des tests de dépistage dans la langue maternelle de la personne puisque l’aptitude linguistique décline avec la progression de la maladie. De manière générale, le Mini-mental et le test de l’horloge sont administrés en anglais aux francophones du nord de...
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Our study aims to analyze the social exclusion of older Swedish and Finnish speakers living as linguistic minorities in bilingual municipalities in Finland, where municipal authorities are required to offer services in both languages. Data was taken from the 2016 Language Barometer Survey, measuring the quality of language services in bilingual municipalities (n=33). For the purposes of our study, we focused on 2,030 people between the ages of 60 and 84. We included four different language...
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It has been suggested that older adults from minority linguistic and ethnic communities face higher risks of being socially excluded. The aim of this review was, therefore, to explore and review social exclusion studies conducted among official language minority older adults in three countries, namely Canada, Finland and Wales. A rapid review approach was used to review scientific literature in line with six social exclusion domains. The literature searches were made in Finnish, Swedish,...
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Access to health and social services in one’s official language of choice is an important component of quality and safety of care for seniors. Access can be fragmented, even in the context of legislation guaranteeing the right to receive such services, and in areas with a higher proportion of bilingual providers. Using a community-based participatory approach, we identified mechanisms promoting or impeding the clinical integration of health and social French language services intended for...
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